Riches and Rebellion at Tredegar House - National Trust
Wed 11 Sept
|Tredegar House
This Autumn at Tredegar House, National Trust will be marking 180 years since the Newport Rising, exploring themes of power, responsibility, surveillance and the curation of history through a new exhibition and experience in the mansion house - EVENT ONGOING UNTIL END OF MARCH 2020
Time & Location
11 Sept 2019, 10:30 BST – 03 Apr 2020, 16:00 BST
Tredegar House, Tredegar House, Duffryn, Newport NP10 8YW, UK
About the Event
Please note: this event is organised exclusively by the National Trust. Any queries should be directed accordingly. More info and booking available at National Trust event booking page here.
The Newport Rising and the Morgans
On 4 November 1839, 10,000 Chartists mobilised and marched towards Newport to show strength of support for political reform, the release of Chartist prisoners and their determination to have the People’s Charter accepted. More than 5,000 marchers reached the Westgate Hotel in central Newport, where the 45th Foot Regiment were ready and waiting for them.
What ensued was one of the most violent and deadly events in the movement for political reform.
Riches and Rebellion
Riches and Rebellion will explore the Morgans’ role in the uprising, the surveillance of their tenants and Octavius Morgan’s passion for collection and curation.