Two historians from Llanidloes are set to speak at the Newport Chartist Convention 2024.

Nia Griffiths and Nick Venti have been invited to discuss the Llanidloes Chartist Uprising of 1839.

Their talk will take place at Newport Cathedral on November 2.

The convention is part of the Newport Rising Festival, which celebrates the legacy of the Chartist movement.

The Chartist march on Newport, which occurred 185 years ago on November 4, 1839, saw around 5,000 workers marching on the Westgate Hotel.

They were demanding the enactment of the six points of their charter, which included universal suffrage for all men over 21.

The march was a key moment in the development of modern democracy.

However, the events in Llanidloes that same April were equally significant.

On April 30, 1839, attempts to arrest local Chartist leaders led to the sacking of the Trewythen Hotel.

This sparked the "Pum Diwrnod of Ryddid" (Five Days of Freedom), during which Chartism supporters temporarily governed the town until normal law and order was restored.

Griffiths and Venti's talk, scheduled for 11.05am, will delve into the build-up to the Llanidloes uprising and the key figures involved.

For tickets, visit newportrising.co.uk.