Over 3,000 men were killed - mostly rebels. Warwick tried most of the leaders the next day and hanged on the city gallows. Up to 300 men were executed. Nine of them were hanged, drawn and quartered in a cruel ceremony at the Tree of Reformation. Robert Kett and his brother William were given special punishment.
The sheriff struck the rope with an ax and sprang the trap door, and John's body dropped. His pulse did not stop beating for thirty-five minutes. Just over a month earlier, John Brown had been tried and convicted of murdering four whites and a black man, conspiring with slaves to rebel, and with treason against Virginia. The sudden rush of the trial, it's ill-prepared counsel, Brown's suffering physical condition, being tried in a state court for a federal crime, and overall nature of the indictment fueled the fire of those who argued the fairness of the trial. To this day, Americans are divided on on the question: Was John Brown a martyr to be admired or a
The climax of the Red Terror is often described as “Yezhovshchina” because of Yezhov’s extreme violence and maliciousness throughout the purges. The period in which the purges were at their peak was the spring of 1938 – the pinnacle of Yezhov’s career[9]. From January 23 to 30, 1937 the trial of Seventeen took place[10]. The key players involved were Karl Radek, Yuri Piatakov and Gregory Sokolnikov, each of whom was accused of plotting against Stalin. Once again, through increased persecution and torture, confessions surfaced[11], 13 out of the 17 defendants were shot, and the rest were put into labor camps and eventually died from the severe conditions.
McCarthy came on the scene. Hearings and investigations occurred in the late 40s. But Schrecker provides a robust detail chronological account the early stages of political repression of the left. Although the author can trace back all the way to the Mayflower compact and otherness of enslaved Africans, Anti-Communism in its modern form begins with the Paris commune of 1870-71, and the great railroad strikes of 1877. But it is the Haymarket tragedy of 1886 where anarchists and a bomb exploded killing police officers that we find the inter connection of local police agencies, robber baron business leaders, cash payoffs to law enforcement officers and the privileging American values of family flag and church as the beginning stages of a network towards the repression of the political left.
Many people started boycotting this tax, and they had the Sons of Liberty to support them. The Sons of Liberty were a group that encouraged boycotts, held public meetings, and intimidated royal officials. In 1770, British troops opened fire on a boycotting crowd killing five civilians. This was known as the Boston Massacre and was
This process took a very long time to get all the people, train them, give them weapons and to fight. In 1645 Oliver Cromwell’s trained army destroyed the king’s forces at the battle of Naseby. In 1649, Cromwell’s 12,000 strong forces stormed Drogheda, north of Dublin. Charles I was put on trial for treason which lead to execution. Many people blame Oliver Cromwell for this, although there were 59 signatories to the death warrant.
In July of 1863 New York City witnessed the most violent insurrection in American History due to draft riots. The riots lasted five days at the height of the Civil War. Rioters burned down draft offices, destroyed railroad tracks, and telegraph lines. The angry citizens hunted down policemen and soldiers. Then the rioters turned their murderous wrath against the black community (Bernstein 3).
The Huns organized one of the largest invasions of the time composed of perhaps as many as half a million men. The Huns spread across Gaul and wreaked collateral damage on the great cities of Europe. The aftershock caused the Romans to quickly unite with the Visigoths, enemies of the Huns, to confront the Huns. The Huns were surprisingly halted and forced to retreat a hundred miles. The enemy pursued them and once again attacked.
Evidence suggests that 3,000 rebels were killed by the Earl of Warwick at Dussindale, suggesting Kett’s Rebellion involved a significant force. Similarly, the Western Rebellion mentioned resulted in mass execution of 4,000 after Russell caught the main rebel force at Sampford Courtenay. Source 4 develops this threat further in noting that the rebellion gathered “with astonishing speed” and from “precisely the areas from which the gentry had been summoned”. The addition of speed and absence of loyal gentry add real significance to the rebellions numbers. Indeed the rebels in the South West were able to move Eastwards without violent dissuasion until the 28th July.
New Spain faced many hardships. The shipments that carried these products were attacked many times by the British and Dutch pirates and privateers. In 1680, 25,000 subjugated Indians rose against the Spanish and killed all the Europeans encountered. I believe the most important leader that played a big role in New Spain’s colony was Hernando Cortes. He was named the governor and captain general of New Spain.