Riot Collection (page 3)

Anti-Cromwell demonstration, Suffolk Street, London, 1735. The true Effigies of the Members of the Calves Head Club, held on the 30th of January 1734 in Suffolk Street

He and his drunken companions raise a riot in Covent Garden, 1735. Artist
He and his drunken companions raise a riot in Covent Garden, 1735. Scene in Covent Garden, London, showing a fight in progress between the watchmen, rakes and other drunken characters

He and his drunken companions raise a riot in Covent Garden, 1735. Scene in Covent Garden, London, showing a fight in progress between the watchmen, rakes and other drunken characters

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

Two white men stoning an African American to death, 1919, USA. Between 1910 and 1930, 4.1 million African Americans moved from the Southern states to the cities of the North

African Americans and whites leaving the beach as trouble begins, Chicago, Illinois, USA, c1919. Racial tensions increased in Chicago after the end of the First World War as African Americans

Men in Bolshevik uniform fighting police in the street, Germany, c1918-c1933(?) (1936). From Germany: The Olympic Year, published by Volk und Reich Verlag. (Berlin, 1936)

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

Scene in the bedroom of Marguerite de Valois during the St. Bartholomews Day massacre, 1836. Found in the Collection of Muse e du Louvre, Paris

Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550-1574). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

On the Eve of St. Bartholomews Night, 1868. Artist: Gun (Hun), Karl Fyodorovich (1830-1877)
On the Eve of St. Bartholomews Night, 1868. Found in the collection of the State Art Museum of Republic Latvia, Riga

Rioters and petroleuses firing public buildings in Paris during the Paris Commune, 1871 (1906). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol. VII

Anti-Catholic Gordon Riots, London, 6-7 June 1780. A mob setting fire to Newgate Prison and freeing prisoners. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant

Here it would be possible, he thought, to hold the enemy at bay, c1912 (1912). Gaius Sempronius Gracchus (154-121 BC) was a Roman Popularis politician in the 2nd century BC

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

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]

Featherstone riots: the soldiers firing on the people, 1893 (1906). Artist: Arthur Salmon
Featherstone riots: the soldiers firing on the people, 1893 (1906). Two miners from the Yorkshire town were killed when troops opened fire during a strike

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

Barnaby Rudge, c19th century. Largely set during the Gordon Riots of 1780, Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty is a historical novel by British novelist Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

A Study for The Gordon Riots, 1879 (1899). A print from The Magazine of Art, Cassell and Company, Limited, 1899

Henry Sacheverell, English High Church clergyman and politician, early 18th century (1906). Sacheverell (1674-1724) preached two sermons strongly criticising the Whig Governments policy regarding

Flight of Thomas Hutchinson before the rioters, Boston, Massachusetts, 1765 (c1880). The Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts

The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). Artist: George Cruikshank
The Massacre of Peterloo, or Britons Strike Home, 1819 (1904). On 16th August 1819, soldiers of the 15th Hussars charging an unarmed crowd gathered on St Peters Field in Manchester to hear speeches

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

Soldiers firing on rioters during the insurrection at Glasgow, 1706 (19th century). Rioting took place as a consequence of local objections to the union with England

The trial of Dr Sacheverel, 18th century (19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin and Co (London, Paris and New York, 19th century)

Sacheverel rioters destroying the furniture of the chapel near Lincolns Inn, London, 19th century. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Volume IV, published by Cassell, Petter

Scene at a Belfast riot (late 19th century). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, Vol IX

Bread riots at the entrance to the House of Commons, Westminster, London, 1815 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Chartist riots at Newport, Monmouthshire, 1839 (c1895)
Chartist riots at Newport, Wales, 1839 (c1895). The Newport Rising was the last large scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain

The election riot at Hawick, Scottish Borders, 1837 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Reform riots in Queens Square, Bristol, 1831 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 19th century
John Brown Anniversary Meeting, Tremont Temple, 1858. Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison holds a meeting. Illustration from Adventures of America, 1857-1900, by John A Kouwenhoven

Gendarmes charging the rioters in the Place des Grand Sablons, Brussels, Belgium, 1902. Artist: G Amato
Gendarmes charging the rioters in the Place des Grand Sablons, Brussels, Belgium, 1902. This quelling took place during that citys universal suffrage riots

Theater Villanueva, (1869), 1920s
Theater Villanueva. On January 22 1869, Flor de Cuba played in musical theatre. Cuban Bufo theatre was a form of comedy, ribald and satirical

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

Massachusetts militia passing through Baltimore, 1861 (1862-1867). Baltimore is the capital of the state of Maryland. Although a slave state

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

Riots in Montreal, Canada, 1849, (1900). The burning of the House of Assembly. Illustration from The life and times of Queen Victoria by Robert Wilson, (1900)

The New York Draft Riots, Second Avenue, New York City, 13-16 July 1863, (1872). The riots began as protests against President Abraham Lincolns Enrollment Act of Conscription drafting men to fight in

The Stamp Riots of New York, c1765, (1872). A banner reads: The Folly of England and the Right of America. The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1765 in order to raise revenue in

The Passion of Christ, early 16th century. Artist: Joachim Patinir
The Passion of Christ, early 16th century. Patinier, Joachim (ca. 1480-1524). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Camille Desmoulins in the Palais Royal Gardens, 1848-1849. Artist: Honore Daumier
Camille Desmoulins in the Palais Royal Gardens, 1848-1849. Daumier, Honore (1808-1879). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

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)

In Spain, Riots break out in Barcelona, 1901. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 26th May 1901

Cavalry Charge during the Demonstration for the 1st May in Paris, 1906. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th May 1906

Incident at the Grand-Prix, Pavillion d Armenonville, France, 1899. Artist: Eugene Damblans
Incident at the Grand-Prix, Pavillion d Armenonville, France, 1899. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 25th June 1899

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