In 1647 the people of Kent rose to defend Christmas in what became known as the Plum Pudding Riots. This Christmas rebellion occurred to the backdrop of Leveller debates about greater democracy and led to the Kent petition of May 1648 that would bring the Second Civil War to Crayford and the rest of Kent.
The Vindication of Christmas Exhibition Panel 4
The Plum Pudding Riots on Christmas Day 1647 helped spark the Second English Civil War in Kent in May/June 1648.
Peter Daniel CRAY
The despotic actions by Parliament in 1647 led Levellers John Lilburne and John Wildman to visit Dartford on Sunday 23rd January 1648 to demand greater equality through their petition: An Agreement of the People.
Peter Daniel CRAY
The Kent reaction t the Plum Pudding Riots of Christmas 1647 was a petition demanding the defence of ancient freedoms and a return to the status quo
Peter Daniel CRAY
Peter Daniel CRAY
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