On this day, 2 October 1766 the Great #CheeseRiot of #Nottingham, began. At #GooseFair, a mob formed who were angry at the excessive price of #cheese. Groups of mostly women and children seized cheeses & began wheeling or carrying them away. For more info & posters visit:-@workingclasshistory.com

This day in 1766 - The #Nottingham #CheeseRiot!
I’d not heard of this. A warm up event up for the Luddite riots that came half a century later. Cheese pinchers as well as textile machine wreckers! it all adds to the #RebelCity status.