write a note on Swing Riots in england
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Explanation: Swing Riots were basically a riots which were led by the agricultural workers in southern and eastern parts of the England. The reason for this riots are destruction of their threshing machines and poor harsh weather conditions. ... The first threshing machine was destroyed on 28 August,1830.
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The Swing riots were a major influence on the Whig Government. They added to the strong social, political and agricultural unrest throughout Britain in the 1830s, encouraging a wider demand for political reform, culminating in the introduction of the Reform Act 1832.
"Captain Swing" was a name that was appended to several threatening letters during the rural Swing Riots of 1830, when labourers rioted over the introduction of new threshing machines and the loss of their livelihoods.
Farmers and landowners also had their hayricks and farm buildings set alight. The protesters used the name "Captain Swing". This was a made-up name designed to spread fear among landowners and avoid the real protest leaders being found out.