# Newport Rising (1839)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1839-newport-rising
Categories: battle

Armed Chartists clashed with troops in south Wales. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1839 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The failed rising showed both the reach of Chartism and the government's determination to suppress insurrection.

## Why it matters
The failed rising showed both the reach of Chartism and the government's determination to suppress insurrection.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Newport Rising](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Newport+Rising&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Newport Rising](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Newport+Rising)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)