Newport Rising
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Newport Rising was a major 1839 Chartist-led armed uprising in Newport, Wales, and one of the most significant episodes of working-class protest in 19th-century Britain.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Newport Rising canonical | 8 |
| Newport Rising 1839 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T795409 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Newport Rising Context triple: [Chartism, hasPart, Newport Rising]
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The Captain
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The Captain
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De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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The Liberator
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Bloodless Revolution
Bloodless Revolution is an alternative name for the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England, when James II was overthrown and William III and Mary II took the throne with relatively little armed conflict.
- 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: Newport Rising Target entity description: Newport Rising was a major 1839 Chartist-led armed uprising in Newport, Wales, and one of the most significant episodes of working-class protest in 19th-century Britain.
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A.
The Captain
The Captain is the English translation of the Spanish name "El Capitan," famously associated with the iconic granite monolith in Yosemite National Park.
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B.
The Captain
The Captain is the famous nickname of Derek Jeter, the longtime New York Yankees shortstop and team leader renowned for his clutch performances and five World Series titles.
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C.
De Gemeene Gratie
De Gemeene Gratie is a major theological work by Abraham Kuyper that develops his doctrine of “common grace,” explaining how God’s grace operates in all of culture and society, not only within the church.
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D.
The Liberator
The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that became a leading voice in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
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E.
Bloodless Revolution
Bloodless Revolution is an alternative name for the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England, when James II was overthrown and William III and Mary II took the throne with relatively little armed conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chartist protest
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armed uprising ⓘ working-class protest ⓘ |
| aim |
extension of the franchise
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implementation of the People’s Charter ⓘ payment of MPs ⓘ secret ballot ⓘ |
| chronologyWithin | 19th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual commemorative events in Newport
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memorials in Newport ⓘ |
| conflictType | domestic insurrection ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most significant episodes of working-class protest in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| endTime | 1839-11-04 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
demand for political reform
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exclusion of working class from the vote ⓘ repression of Chartist activists ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
increased government repression of Chartism
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martyrdom status for Chartist leaders ⓘ public debate on political reform ⓘ |
| hasPart |
armed confrontation at Westgate Hotel
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coordinated marches from the Monmouthshire valleys ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | largest armed civil insurrection in 19th-century Britain ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| location | Newport, Wales ⓘ |
| mainLocation | Westgate Hotel, Newport ⓘ |
| movement | Chartism ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
John Frost sentenced to death
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death sentences later commuted to transportation ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | over 4,000 ⓘ |
| opponent |
British authorities
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local magistrates ⓘ soldiers of the 45th Regiment of Foot ⓘ |
| participant |
Chartists
ⓘ
John Frost ⓘ William Jones ⓘ Zephaniah Williams ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chartist movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Chartism
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| pointInTime | 1839 ⓘ |
| result |
arrests of Chartist leaders
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trials for high treason ⓘ uprising suppressed ⓘ |
| significantEvent | march on the Westgate Hotel ⓘ |
| startTime | 1839-11-04 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
British labour history
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Welsh social history ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
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linked to: Newport Rising