Littleport riots
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The Littleport riots were a series of violent disturbances in 1816 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, sparked by economic hardship and high food prices in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Littleport riots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7130561 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littleport riots Context triple: [Littleport, notableEvent, Littleport riots]
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A.
Spitalfields Riots
The Spitalfields Riots were late-18th-century disturbances in London’s Spitalfields district, driven largely by silk weavers protesting wage cuts and industrial changes that threatened their livelihoods.
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B.
Spa Fields riots
The Spa Fields riots were a series of radical political demonstrations and disturbances in London in 1816, reflecting post-Napoleonic War economic hardship and popular agitation for parliamentary reform.
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C.
Tonypandy riots
The Tonypandy riots were a series of violent confrontations between coal miners and police in 1910–1911 in the Rhondda Valley, Wales, arising from industrial disputes over wages and working conditions.
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D.
Nottingham Reform Riots of 1831
The Nottingham Reform Riots of 1831 were a wave of violent unrest in Nottingham, England, sparked by popular anger over the rejection of the Reform Bill and culminating in the burning of Nottingham Castle.
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E.
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots were a major wave of anti-Catholic protests and violent unrest that swept London in 1780, exposing deep social and political tensions in late 18th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Littleport riots Target entity description: The Littleport riots were a series of violent disturbances in 1816 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, sparked by economic hardship and high food prices in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
Spitalfields Riots
The Spitalfields Riots were late-18th-century disturbances in London’s Spitalfields district, driven largely by silk weavers protesting wage cuts and industrial changes that threatened their livelihoods.
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B.
Spa Fields riots
The Spa Fields riots were a series of radical political demonstrations and disturbances in London in 1816, reflecting post-Napoleonic War economic hardship and popular agitation for parliamentary reform.
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C.
Tonypandy riots
The Tonypandy riots were a series of violent confrontations between coal miners and police in 1910–1911 in the Rhondda Valley, Wales, arising from industrial disputes over wages and working conditions.
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D.
Nottingham Reform Riots of 1831
The Nottingham Reform Riots of 1831 were a wave of violent unrest in Nottingham, England, sparked by popular anger over the rejection of the Reform Bill and culminating in the burning of Nottingham Castle.
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E.
Gordon Riots
The Gordon Riots were a major wave of anti-Catholic protests and violent unrest that swept London in 1780, exposing deep social and political tensions in late 18th-century Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil disturbance
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historical event ⓘ riot ⓘ |
| hasCause |
aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars
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economic hardship ⓘ high food prices ⓘ |
| hasContext | post-Napoleonic War economic depression ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasEconomicContext |
high grain prices
ⓘ
unemployment among agricultural workers ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased repression of rural protest
ⓘ
legal proceedings against rioters ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Cambridgeshire
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linked to:
Cambridgeshire, England
Littleport ⓘ |
| hasMainLocationType | rural community ⓘ |
| hasNature | violent disturbance ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
local authorities
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local labourers ⓘ rural poor ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent |
Ely riots
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post-Napoleonic food riots in England ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | example of post-war rural unrest in England ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1816 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
19th century
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Regency era ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
British social history
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food riots ⓘ rural protest ⓘ social unrest ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Littleport riots Description of subject: The Littleport riots were a series of violent disturbances in 1816 in Littleport, Cambridgeshire, sparked by economic hardship and high food prices in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.