An Explosive Event
The story of Francis Jeavons, a coal miner in Dudley in the 19th century and his involvement in an act of intimidation during a miners' strike in 1864.
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Category 19th Century Working Lives
The Miners’ Strike of 1864
The timeline of a long and bitter strike in Dudley and South Staffordshire in 1864. A reduction in wages resulted in a fight between miners and colliery owners with strong resistance against attempts to break the strike or against those who returned or tried to return to work.