7 juin 1795 - Bad grain harvest led to food riots

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Most wheat was bought by government to supply British army and navy against revolutionary France. England brought to brink of famine.
"The plight of the poor was exacerbated by the enclosures that removed the means of some self-sufficiency that they had previously enjoyed."

Civil force used against (female) rioters, rioters sent to a secure county jail after stealing wheat flour.

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