Modern era · 1831 – 1848

Canut revolts

The Canut revolts (French: Révolte des canuts) is the collective name for the major revolts by Lyonnais silk workers (French: canuts) which occurred in 1831, 1834 and 1848. They were among the first well-defined worker uprisings of the period known as the Industrial Revolution.

Canut revolts
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When
1831 – 1848
Where
France
Era
Modern

Topics

Before and after

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