Protest Collection (page 4)

Arrest of leading suffragettes, London, 13 October 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928), Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958) and Flora Drummond (1878-1949) being read the warrant for their arrest

Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, British suffragettes, London, 12 October 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) and her daughter Christabel Pankhurst (1880-1958)

The head of the Womens Sunday Procession to Hyde Park, London, 21 June 1908. Artist
The head of the Womens Sunday Procession to Hyde Park, London, 21 June 1908. On Sunday 21 June 1908 thousands of people gathered in London to watch six processions organised by the suffragettes which

Members of both Houses watching suffragettes in Parliament Square, London, 30 June 1908. Lord Rosebery, Lloyd George, Winston Churchill and Herbert Gladstone all watched from Palace Yard

Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragette leader, carrying a petition, London, 13 February 1908. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

May Day parade, East Fourteenth Street, near Union Square, New York, USA, early 1930s. Marchers holding up placards with satirical portraits of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler

Police arresting a group of hunger marchers in London, 1932. The National Hunger March of September-October 1932 was the largest of a series of marches organised in Britain during the Great

Demonstration against Hitler in front of City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania, USA, early 1930s. Protesting against the Nazi persecution of the Jews

Radical hunger marchers gathering in New York, USA, Great Depression, November 1932. Prior to a march on Washington. The marchers carried red banners and chanted the Internationale

Bonus Army in Anacostia Park, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. Artist
Bonus Army in Anacostia Park, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force) was a protest by First World War veterans

Bonus Army demonstrating outside the Capitol, Washington DC, USA, Great Depression, 1932. The Bonus Army (Bonus Expeditionary Force)

Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917. Artist
Russian children demonstrate for education and a better life, February 1917

Peaceful demonstration regarding the treatment of British ex-servicemen, 1923. Artist
Peaceful demonstration regarding the treatment of British ex-servicemen, 1923. They hold placards protesting at the sacking of over 3000 civil servants who were former members of the armed services

The suffragette housemaid, 1908. Artist: Central News
The suffragette housemaid, 1908. A suffragette wearing a pinafore advertising a protest on Londons Victoria Embankment. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range

Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragettes, 1908. Artist
Emmeline Pethick-Lawrence and Emmeline Pankhurst, British suffragettes, 1908. Emmeline Pethick Lawrence (1867-1954) and Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928)

The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. Artist: Central News
The welcome to the victims of masculine tyranny, 1908. The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain saw women adopting a range of protests, direct action and civil disobedience

Russian revolutionaries in Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia, 1917

Anti-war meeting at Speakers Corner, near Marble Arch, Hyde Park, London, c1920s-c1930s(?)

Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Artist
Riot during a strike by Standard Oil workers, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, 1915. Standard Oil employees went on strike on 15 July 1915 over pay and union organisation

Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. Artist
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts

Janet M Cole and Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, USA, 1905
Mrs Janet M Cole and Miss Hazel Philip campaigning for Votes for Women, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1905. Women finally secured the right to vote throughout the United States in 1920 with the passing of

CND demo, Horley, Surrey, c1969. Protesters from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament marching in Horley. The CND was founded in 1958 after Britain agreed to the siting of American atomic weapons

CND demo, Horley, Surrey, c1968. Protesters from the Highgate branch of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament marching in Horley

Members of Bromley Young Communists leading a CND demonstration, Horley, Surrey, c1964-1970
Members of Bromley Young Communists at the forefront of a CND demonstration, Horley, Surrey, c1964-1970. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

Glendale Land Leaguers Memorial, Skye, Highland, Scotland. This memorial in the village of Glendale commemorates five imprisoned crofters known as the Glendale Martyrs

The Charnel House (Courrieres). Artist: De Groux, Henry (1867-1930)
The Charnel House (Courrieres). Found in the collection of Musee des Beaux-Arts, Mons

Emily Davison throwing herself in front of the Kings horse during the Derby, Epsom, Surrey, 1913. Emily Davison (1872-1913), an English suffragette

Mrs Flora Drummond, arrested in Hyde Park, London, 1914, (1935). General Flora Drummond joined the suffragette campaign to obtain the vote for women

The Gordon Riots, London, 1780 (1905). The most destructive riots in Londons history, the Gordon Riots began as an anti-Catholic protest against the Papists Act of 1778 led by Lord George Gordon

Dragoons and Highlanders scattering rioters in Belfast, 1872 (1906). The army breaking up a sectarian riot between Protestants and Catholics. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII

Reform Leaguers at Marble Arch, London, 1866 (1906). Police trying to stop campaigners for voting reform from entering Hyde Park. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

Scene in the Belfast riots, 19th century (1906). From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Bloody Sunday, London, 1887 (1906). Artist: WB Waller
Bloody Sunday, London, 1887 (1906). The Life Guards holding Trafalgar Square. Police and troops attacked demonstrators protesting against unemployment and British government policy in Ireland

Reform demonstration in Hyde Park, London, 19th century (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VIII. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1906]

Route of the protest march to free the Tolpuddle Martyrs, (1834), 1934
The route that the protest march to free the Tolpuddle Martyrs took. A vast demonstration took place on 21st April 1834 with up to 100, 000 people taking part

A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George Cruikshank
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death

The cushion bombardment of No 1 Court, Davis Cup, Wimbledon, 1935. Artist: Planet News Ltd
The cushion bombardment of No 1 Court due to play being cancelled as a result of rain, Davis Cup, Wimbledon, 1935. A print from Wimbledon Story, by Norah Gordon Cleather, Sporting Handbooks Ltd

A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). Artist: Sport & General
A suffragette confronting two policemen, 1913 (1937). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

Burning John Jays effigy, c1794 (c1880). Artist: Hooper
Burning John Jays effigy, c1794 (c1880). One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, John Jay served as the chief negotiator on the American side for the Treaty of London

Mob firing cannon before the courthouse where Alexander McLeod was imprisoned, 1840 (c1880). Alexander McLeod was a former deputy sheriff of Niagara district who was arrested in Buffalo

A riotous assembly outside Parliament House, London, 18th century (19th century). The riot broke out due to objections concerning the introduction of the excise scheme

Demonstration of the Paris Freemasons, France, 1870 (late 19th century). 10, 000 members of the masonic lodges of Paris preparing to march to the Hotel de Ville

Irish anti-tithe agitation, Carrickshock, 1831 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

A Reform Act demonstration, Birmingham, West Midlands, c1832 (c1895)

An anti-war meeting, Hyde Park, London, 1926-1927. Illustration from Wonderful London, edited by Arthur St John Adcock, Volume I, published by Amalgamated Press, (London, 1926-1927)

The Derby tragedy of 1913, (1935). Emily Davison, a suffragette, threw herself in front of the Kings horse, Anmer, and was killed

A suffragette being arrested, c1910s (1935). The campaign to secure the vote for women in Britain reached its peak in 1912, early in George Vs reign, with women adopting a range of protests

Great demonstration at the Reformers Tree in Hyde Park, London, mid 19th century. The tree was burnt down during the reform league riots in 1866

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