Cymdeithas Lewsyn yr Heliwr 1831 Insurrection International Red Commune Commemoration Saturday 1st June 2013

 

On 31 May 1831, Merthyr Chartist Thomas Llywelyn comes to Hirwaun, the previous day he had spoke at an huge Chartist Rally at Twyn y Waun Common.

He was hoping to hold a similar Chartist Reform rally on Hirwaun Common under a White Reform flag, however militant workers more concerned with ”natural justice” than ”political reform” had other ideas.

The ”natural justice” radicals as

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