Editing Tredegar (section)

==Riots==
The town is known for its three major riots. In 1868, there were the election riots, which took place after the locals' favourite candidate, [[Henry Morgan-Clifford|Colonel Clifford]], was not elected.

Secondly in 1882, there was a major anti-Irish riot in Tredegar. There had been a large Irish community in Tredegar since the 1850s, and for a while there had been tensions. Reports from the time vary, however where they all concur includes the fact the riot began with stone throwing and quickly escalated with Irishmen's homes being destroyed and furniture burned in the streets. The Irish were run out of Tredegar and some were beaten. Troops from Newport and Cardiff had to be called in to quell the violence<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sirhowy.com/riots.html |title=Sir Howy Valley History |access-date=2011-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426051756/http://www.sirhowy.com/riots.html |archive-date=2012-04-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Thirdly, there were the [[1911 South Wales anti-Jewish riots|anti-Jewish riots of 1911]], which some called a [[pogrom]], when Jewish shops were ransacked and the army had to be brought in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tredegar.co.uk/history/|title=Tredegar, Past and Present|website=Tredegar.co.uk|access-date=3 October 2018}}</ref><ref>BBC News, 19 August 2011: [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-14582378 History debate over anti-Semitism in 1911 Tredegar riot]</ref> Though Jewish businesses and property were attacked, nobody was killed in this riot.