Project ID: 708
| Description | Max Beran is exploring the history behind a note posted in his home village in 1795 threatening arson against local farmers and bakers. Max is comparing this incident with similar events elsewhere to identify the social, political, agricultural, and legal circumstances behind this threat, drawing upon newspapers, court and parliamentary proceedings, and vestry reports. |
| Topics | Social history |
| Type | U3A-led research (SLP) |
| U3A | Didcot & District U3A |
| Year started | 2017 |
| Source of reference | Citizens 800 website, see below |
| Notes | This is one of number of SLPs linked to the Citizens project at Royal Holloway College - see file card 547 for details See www.citizens800.org/U3A for more information |