{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/68ba7d874629f1c6be8691fc/69df54251e56dbb1e5de55ba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"E23: The Castle Hill Rebellion","description":"<p>The 1804 Castle Hill Rebellion was the most dramatic convict uprising in Australian history.&nbsp;The rebels were Irish political prisoners who had arrived en masse between 1800 and 1802.&nbsp;They were a powder keg.&nbsp;Almost immediately on arrival they plotted a grand mutiny.&nbsp;The purpose was not just freedom … but freedom to return to fight for Irish independence.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The Castle Hill Rebellion was over and out in less than a day after being brutally crushed by Major George Johnston and the NSW Corps.&nbsp;Post the rebellion, Major George Johnston&nbsp;and his troops were now seen as the indispensable saviours of the colony.</p><p><br></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><br></p><p>Please leave a comment, share and rate the show ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</p><p>Also listen and subscribe at Youtube and Rumble here 👉@politicalhistoryofaustralia</p><p><br></p><p>The Hon. John Ruddick MLC is a member of the NSW Legislative Council.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>johnruddick.com.au</p><p>https://www.tiktok.com/@johnruddickmlc</p><p>https://x.com/JohnRuddick2</p><p>https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnruddickmlc/</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/johnruddickmlc&nbsp;</p><p>https://www.instagram.com/john.ruddick/</p><p><br></p><p>Produced by Sean Masters</p><p>(All voices in this series as AI generated bar the narrator.)</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"John Ruddick"}