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Merthyr Uprising
Eddie Butler describes the Merthyr Rising of 1831. This week long revolt, the first time in British history that the red flag was raised,eventually lead to the hanging of martyr Dic Penderyn ( Richard Lewis), for supposedly injuring a soldier.
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