** PROBUS MEETING ON TUESDAY,  November 10th AT ASHBOURNE GOLF CLUB **

The talk was by Sylvia Mason and the subject – “The Pentrich Revolution”.

The talk concerned a revolution in 1817 by starving villagers from the Pentrich Village area that failed and resulted in the participants being jailed and 3 men were Hung, Drawn and Quartered, the last men to suffer this punishment in England. Although the revolution failed, it was revealed that the Government used entrapment by using spies, and subsequently the government granted freedoms that are taken for granted today in the whole Western World, such as:-

The Right To Vote, 

The Right to Have a Trade Union,

The Right to Trial by Jury

The Right to Meet, Speak and Protest

There is an excellent video, that details the talk, on the Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group website – www.pentrichrevolution.org.uk It is entitled “The Pentrich and South Wingfield Revolution Group 2017”. 

Following the talk there was a Q&A session and a vote of thanks by Peter Oldfield.