The Convicts of the Eleanor: Protest in Rural England, New Lives in Australia

Kent, David; Townsend, Norma

ISBN 10: 085036504X / ISBN 13: 9780850365047

Published by Merlin Press, 2002

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Convicts of the Eleanor: Protest in Rural England, New Lives in Australia
• Publisher: Merlin Press
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 085036504X
• ISBN 13: 9780850365047
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1781510077.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 47225395
• Signed: 6/15/2026 7:54:37 AM
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Synopsis

This book focuses on the men of the convict transport Eleanor, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia, in 1831. They were all from the counties of Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, and Wiltshire and were transported for their part in the Swing riots—the great agricultural protest of 1830–1831. This episode, which spread across much of southern England and has been called the last peasants’ revolt, led to more than 480 people being sent to Australia.

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