#OtD 31 May 1831 the Merthyr Tydfil uprising was sparked when bailiffs attempted to seize goods from the home of Lewis Lewis. The following day ironworkers began ransacking the houses of bailiffs and returning property to the original owners https://t.co/gemBORmoC5 https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10385/merthyr-tydfil-uprising?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon