Protest Collection (page 5)

The Seven Bishops, c1902. When King James II issued his second Declaration of Indulgence in 1688 - the Seven Bishops petitioned the King against it

Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, (19th century). Artist: JB Allen
Lady Godiva rides through Coventry, (19th century). Godiva or Godgifu (990-1067) is popularly believed to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in England

Revolt of the citizens of London against Matilda, 1141. Stephen (1096-1154), the last Norman King of England, reigned from 1135 to 1154

Luthers Protest, 1517, (1909)
Luthers protest, 1517, (1909). Martin Luther nailing his theses to the door of Wittenberg Church. Engraving taken from the Harmsworth History of the World. (London, 1909)

Liberty Leading the People 28th July 1830 (1900). Delacroixs famous depiction of the events of the July Revolution in Paris in 1830 that led to the abdication of King Charles X of France

The King of Prussia Addressing the Berliners, 1848, (1900). Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The King of Prussia Addressing the Berliners, 1848, (1900). In the streets of his capital, His Majesty Friedrich Wilhelm IV, King of Prussia, announces the unity of the German nation

Chartist Agitation, the Police Force on Bonners Fields, 1848, (1900). Policemen smoking clay pipes and drinking beer during political unrest in London

Rebecca Riots, South Wales, 1840s, (1900). Farmers against economic and agrarian depression following the end of the Napoleonic Wars

Lady Godiva, 1861. Godiva or Godgifu (990-1067) is popularly believed to have ridden naked through the streets of Coventry in England. Illustration from The Illustrated London News, (22 June 1861)

Gathering Outside The Town Hall, (1885). Artist: Bonnart
Gathering Outside The Town Hall, (1885). Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

The Corpse. Artist: Vallotton, Felix Edouard (1865-1925)
The Corpse. Found in the collection of Musee de Grenoble

February 27th, 1917, 1917. Artist: Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev
February 27th, 1917, 1917. Scene depicting the Russian February Revolution, which overthrew the regime of Tsar Nicholas II. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Crowds on Znamenskaya Square, Petrograd, Russia, February Revolution, 1917. The February Revolution led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and the collapse of imperial Russia

Striking Putilov workers on the first day of the February Revolution, St Petersburg, Russia, 1917. The Putilov Plant was a large machine-building factory in St Petersburg

The departure from Berlin, 1904. Protesters attack German soldiers on their way to fight the war in South-West Africa. Germany became involved in a war in its colony of South-West Africa (Namibia)

Protest in Brittany, 1902. Protesters at Landerneau in front of the St Julien school after the French Republic forbade church services and preaching in the Breton language

Demonstrations by students in Vienna (1848), 1900
Demonstrations by students in Vienna, (1848), 1900. On the South Station in Vienna, Haspinger is blessing the Tyrolean students on their way to national defence

The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). Artist: R Dawson
The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). The Bristol Riots of 1831, 1893. Large-scale riots broke out in Bristol in 1831 sparked by the House of Lords rejection of the Reform Bill

Angel, War Monument, 1927. Artist: Ernst Barlach
Angel, War Monument, 1927. Ernst Barlach, (1870-1938) German expressionist sculptor known for creating conflict during the rise of the Nazis when most of his sculptures protesting against the war

The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Arrest of Councillor Broussel, 26th August, 1648 (19th/early 20th century). Pierre Broussel (c1575-1654) was a councillor in the Parlement of Paris

Procession to Hambach Castle on 27th May 1832
Procession to Hambach Castle, Germany, 27 May 1832. In 1832 the people of the Palatinate met at Hambach in protest at the repressive rule of their Bavarian rulers

Destruction on a Moscow street after the Revolution, Russia, December 1905. The Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out after troops fired on protesters trying to deliver a petition to Tsar Nicholas II

Revolutionary crowds at the Tverskaya, Moscow, Russia, c1905-c1917(?). Found in the collection of the Russian State Film and Photo Archive, Krasnogorsk

Revolutionary barricades on Seleznevskaya Street, Moscow, Russia, during the uprising in 1905. The Russian Revolution of 1905 broke out after troops fired on protesters trying to deliver a petition

London Dockers Strike, September 1889. Among the aims of the strike was the establishment of a minimum wage of 6d (2.5 pence per hour) but it failed

Riot by railway workers at Martinsbury on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, August, 1877. Workers went on strike when the Company cut their wages. Wood engraving

Marchers in St Petersburg, Russian Revolution, 1917. A large demonstration on the streets of St Petersburg, where the Russian Revolution began

Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. Artist: W Summers
Demonstration in Copenhagen Fields, London 21 April 1834. This was a protest against the deportation of the Tolpuddle Martyrs, the Dorset agricultural workers deported to Australia for association

London dock labourers strike, 1889. Scenes along the strikers procession. Among the aims of the strike was the establishment of a minimum wage of 6d (2.5p) per hour, but it failed

Emmeline Pankhurst arrested by Superintendent Rolfe outside Buckingham Palace, London, May 1914. Mrs Pankhurst (1857-1928) was trying to present a petition to the king

Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette, early 20th century. Born in Manchester from a Radical political background, Emmeline Goulden (1857-1928) married Dr Richard Pankhurst, the Red Doctor

Rebecca Riots in Wales, 1843. Men and boys, many dressed as women, attacking a turnpike gate in protest at charges at tollgates on public roads. Another of their main targets was union workhouses

La Liberte guidant le Peuple, 28th July 1830. Artist: Eugene Delacroix
La Liberte guidant le Peuple, 28th July 1830. Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). Painting, oil on canvas 2.6 x 3.25M. Louvre Museum

The last battle of the Communards May 1871, Paris Commune. From print in the Museum of Marx and Engels, Moscow

March in favour of the Commune, Paris Commune of 1871. From print in the Museum of Marx and Engels, Moscow

Lydia Ernestine Becker (1827-1890), British advocate of female suffrage, 1870. The editor of Womens Suffrage Journal 1870-1890

Mass meeting of Chartists on Kennington Common, London, 10 April 1848. In centre is the wagon carrying Feargus O Connor and the other delegates

Chartists procession from the mass meeting towards Blackfriars Bridge, London, 10 April 1848
Chartists procession from the mass meeting on Kennington Common towards Blackfriars Bridge, London, where the police stopped them crossing the Thames, 10 April 1848

American War of Independence, 1770, (1883)
Boston Massacre, 5 March 1770, (1883). Skirmish between British troops and crowd in Boston Massachusetts. Five protesters killed, the first being Crispus Attucks, a black sailor and former slave

Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat, Boston Tea Party
Bostonians tarring and feathering the Excise man and forcing tea down his throat. Boston Tea Party, 16 December 1773. In background tea is being dumped in the harbour. Protest against British rule

Boston Tea Party, 26 December 1773. Inhabitants of Boston, Massachusetts, dressed as American Indians, throwing tea from vessels in the harbour into the water as a protest against British taxation

Campaign for Womens Suffrage in Belgium, 1908. Belgian suffragettes upsetting a ballot box in their fight for votes for women. From Le Petit Journal (Paris, 17 May 1908)

Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Artist: Leonard Raven-Hill
Gandhi fasting in support of Untouchables, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul), Indian Nationalist leader

Mohandas Gandhi, Indian nationalist leader, on his way to Congress, 1932. Mohondas Karamchand Gandhi (1869-1948), known as Mahatma (Great Soul)

The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne
The Not-At-All-At-Home Secretary, 1887. The Home Secretary on the left is attempting to involve himself in a meeting being held in Trafalgar Square

The Two Voices, 1887. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Two Voices, 1887. One of Britains genuine unemployed walks away from a meeting that was supposed to have been a respectable debate on the plight of the unemployed

The Challenge, 1884. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Challenge, 1884. The Conservative Leader in the Upper House, Lord Salisbury, is the sentry on guard against unwanted visitors in the Lords

A Self-Denying Policy!, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A Self-Denying Policy!, 1882. The French sailor congratulates John Bull on a job well done, and proposes to share in the glory

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