Podcasts Government The National Archives Podcast Series 'A low artful wicked man': poverty riots and bread, the response of government to the crises of the 1790s

'A low artful wicked man': poverty riots and bread, the response of government to the crises of the 1790s

Published: Nov. 25, 2011, noon

A look at how the government of the 1790s attempted to address both food shortages and the riots that broke out as real want and scarcity took hold in many districts.