Timothy D Watt
Biographic Data
| ID | 5747507 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Timothy D Watt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Timothy D |
| FAMILY NAME | Watt |
| SIGNATURE | WATT T D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Taxation riots and the culture of popular protest in Ireland, 1714–1740
This article explores the connection that existed between government attempts to increase taxation yields in Ireland during the 1720s and 1730s and the rise in the number of violent protests. It challenges the generally-held view that rural popular violence was uncommon in early eighteenth-century Ireland. The first part of the article examines government measures to tackle illicit trade and challenge corrupt revenue officers. The extra revenue g…
The corruption of the law and popular violence
Even though violent popular protest was a common feature of life in early eighteenth-century Dublin, the riots that broke out in 1729 were exceptionally severe and long-lasting and resulted in the worst disorder to occur in the capital in decades. Over a ten-month period rival gangs rioted against each other or against government forces, causing a considerable degree of destruction, injury and death. At the height of the disorder, in late spring …
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The corruption of the law and popular violence
Even though violent popular protest was a common feature of life in early eighteenth-century Dublin, the riots that broke out in 1729 were exceptionally severe and long-lasting and resulted in the worst disorder to occur in the capital in decades. Over a ten-month period rival gangs rioted against each other or against government forces, causing a considerable degree of destruction, injury and death. At the height of the disorder, in late spring …
Taxation riots and the culture of popular protest in Ireland, 1714–1740
This article explores the connection that existed between government attempts to increase taxation yields in Ireland during the 1720s and 1730s and the rise in the number of violent protests. It challenges the generally-held view that rural popular violence was uncommon in early eighteenth-century Ireland. The first part of the article examines government measures to tackle illicit trade and challenge corrupt revenue officers. The extra revenue g…
Government (linguistics (2 works) · Historical Economic and Social Studies (2 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (2 works) · Irish and British Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Antipathy (1 works)