Back Tolpuddle Martyrs German Martiroj de Tolpuddle Esperanto Mártires de Tolpuddle Spanish Tolpuddlen marttyyrit Finnish הקדושים המעונים של טולפאדל HE Tolpuddlemartyrene NB
 The shelter in Tolpuddle erected as a memorial in 1934 | |
| Date | 1833–1834 |
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| Location | Tolpuddle, Dorset, England |
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Tolpuddle
Location of Tolpuddle in England
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. They were arrested on charges under the Unlawful Oaths Act during a labour dispute over cut wages before being convicted in R v Loveless and Others and sentenced to penal transportation to Australia.[1][2] They were pardoned in 1836 after mass protests by sympathisers and support from Lord John Russell and returned to England between 1837 and 1839.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs became a popular cause for the early union and workers' rights movements.
- ^ Judge, Ben. "18 March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation". Money Week. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ Davis, Graham (2011). In Search of a Better Life: British and Irish Migration. The History Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780752474601. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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