EPISODE · Sep 11, 2026 · 15 MIN

Captain Swing: Rural Resistance to Mechanisation in Early Nineteenth‑Century Britain

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode examines how the sudden rise of threshing machines after the Napoleonic Wars created a wave of rural unrest, embodied by the legendary pseudonym Captain Swing. It looks at the motives behind the riots, the government response, and how the mythologised rebel symbol has shaped modern perceptions of technology’s impact on work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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