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The Newport Rising

Westgate Hotel, Newport

The last large armed uprising against the government in Britain.

On a stormy night in 1839, thousands of Chartists, demanding the vote for working men, marched on Newport. At the Westgate Hotel, soldiers opened fire, and around 22 marchers were killed.

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When
4 November 1839
Where
51.5880, -2.9980
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The Westgate Hotel and Chartist memorials are in the city centre.

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