Historical Significance
Frost himself was eventually given an unconditional pardon in 1856 and allowed to return to Britain, receiving a triumphant welcome in Newport. But he never lived in Newport again, settling instead in Stapleton near Bristol, where he continued to publish articles advocating reform until his death, aged 93, in 1877.
Today the Chartist-inspired murals at John Frost Square by Kenneth Budd in Newport city centre commemorate the rising and local activities are often held to mark the anniversary.
The events of the rising are portrayed in Alexander Cordell's novel Rape of the Fair Country.
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