Rioters Collection

Newport Riot
At Newport, Monmouthshire, Chartist rioters from nearby mines, led by John Frost, fire on the magistrates at the Westgate hotel but are dispersed by the military

Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, Scotland
Threatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city

Rebecca Riots / 1843
REBECCA RIOTS during which toll gates were attacked in South Wales. Many of the male rioters dressed as women & called themselves Rebecca & her daughters

Belfast riots, August 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast that began on the night of the 23rd August, and continued for a week

Belfast riots, July 1920
A double page spread from the Illustrated London News, reporting on rioting in Belfast from 20th to 23rd July 1920. 18 people were killed, and 200 wounded during the disturbances

HOGARTH / THE BENCH
The difference between character and caricature. The central figure is Sir John Willes, Chief Justice, lecher and scourge of rioters

Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales

Rebecca Riots in South Wales against toll gate charges
Rebecca Riots in South Wales against excessive toll gate charges - many of the rioters were men dressed as women. Date: 1843

Start of the riot in Cheapside
Artistic impression of Evil May Day, the name of a riot which took place in 1517 as a protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents

Riots at the French Elections, Paris
Rioters attacking the Paris office of the Gaulois during the French elections. The election, held on the 14th and 18th of October 1885

Flight in St. Martin's Lane between the police and the contingent from Clerkenwell Green. Police meet rioters and dispersed a procession marching from Clerkenwell Green

Dragoons and Highlanders scattering the Rioters in Belfast. Accordingly, the 4th Dragoon Guards and the 78th Highlanders, accompanied by the Royal Antrim Rifles were marched to Durham Street

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Polticial Riots in Buenos Aires
Police clash with rioters at the Union Civica Club in Buenos Aires. Polic shoot at protestors and rioters outside and on the balconies of the union civic club building. Date: 1892

Rioters throwing furniture, Spanish Revolution, 1931
Rioters throwing furniture from a burning Jesuit convent during the Spanish Revolution. 1931

The riots in Belfast
The police charging the mob in the brickfields, demonstrating against the First Home Rule Bill, introduced by the British Prime Minister, William Gladstone. Date: 1886

Poll Tax demonstrator and riot policeman, Central London
A female Poll Tax demonstrator with a scarf over her face aims a metal bar at a riot policeman equipped with helmet and shield, in Central London

Metropolitan Police officers, training on horseback
A group of Metropolitan Police officers on horseback, taking part in a training exercise with rioters. Date: circa 1990s

FLORENCE RIOT 1921
Rioters in Florence, Italy engage in a pitched battle with the police. Date: 1921

Evil May Day, the protest against foreigners living in London. Apprentices attacked foreign residents. Some of the rioters were later hanged. Date: 1517

COMMUNE / PETROLEUSES
Rioters and petroleuses firing public buildings in Paris Date: May 1871

Lillie Bridge Sports Ground Riot, London
Rioters wreck Lillie Bridge Sports Ground when prize race is called off - the stadium ablaze Date: 1887

Liverpool General transport Strike 1911
Most of the summer of 1911, dockers, railway workers and sailors, as well as people from other trades went on strike, paralysing Liverpools commerce. Transforming trade unionism and Merseyside

Belfast riots, 1921
A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 10th September 1921, reporting on rioting in Belfast. An armoured car is shown on duty in Royal Avenue

Wrecked train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
A troop train in Llanelli, Wales, wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed. What started out as a peaceful strike by railway workers in Llanelli turned

Debris following Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Newspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed

West End riots: shops damaged by rioters, 1886
The damage caused by rioters to Messrs T. Goode and Co, a large china ware shop on South Audley Street, during the 1886 West End riots

Fighting Paris 1830
Armed to the teeth with chairs and axes, rioters invade the church of St Germain l Auxerrois, Paris, during the 1830 revolution. Date: 15 February 1831

Naval Ratings in Bombay (Mumbai) Riots
1000 Naval Ratings in Bombay (Mumbai) riot on 19th February 1946 in protest against a cut in pay and allowances. Date: 1946

Lillie Bridge Sports Ground Riot, London
Rioters wreck Lillie Bridge Sports Ground when prize race is called off - the first rush at the Grandstand Date: 1887

Railway strike 1911: Attempt to paralyse the port of London
Several scenes where rioters are attacking wagons, buses and boats to cause damage and chaos. August 1911

Railway strike 1911: Aftermath
Several scenes in Liverpool where rioters have vandalised public property. Date: August 1911

Land League Agitation: mob protests outside Cork Jail, 1887
The scene outside Cork County Jail on 18th September 1887: a mob from a National Land League meeting, with banners, a band of musicians and men armed with heavy clubs

Istanbul - Police Officer draws gun during Student riots
Istanbul, Turkey - 28th April 1960 - a Police Officer draws his pistol during Student riots against the Government of Adnan Menderes

Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
One of the coal-carrying trucks in Llanelli, Wales, which rioters wrecked during the railway strike. 1911

Paris Riot Church Raid
The church of Saint-Joseph in Paris is sacked by anarchist rioters: alters were smashed, pictures trampled under foot & a bonfire made of the chairs. Date: 1899

Chartist Unrest / 1842
Albion House, Shelton, home of William Parker, the county magistrate of Staffordshire, is left in ruins, burnt down by rioters

Conscription Act of 1917
Some 5000 women appeared outside New York City Hall on 16th June 1917 to present an anti-registration petition to the mayor. Two women rioters are arrested for fighting with police

Paris Riots
The Mailottins of Paris are just one of the popular uprisings throughout France, demanding fiscal reform : 13- year old Charles VI rides out to meet the rioters

San Sebastian Riots
It takes some doing to tip a tram on its side, but rioters in San Sebastian manage it, though just what it proves is not altogether clear

Norman Rioters
Normans involved in Paris riots are punished in the pillory, which will not be destroyed until the Revolution

Political Riots
Demanding universal suffrage, rioters in the streets of Brussels fire on troops and police

Maillotin Riots, Paris
Paris rioters - calling themselves LES MAILLOTINS - attack tax-collectors and other perceived oppressors, looting and plundering in the name of reform

Peasant Insurgents
In the Orel district peasants raid the farms of wealthy landowners : the rioters are crushed by the Governor and his Cossacks with great brutality

Paris Barricade, 1870
Rioters erect a barricade in the streets of Belleville, Paris

Stockport Workhouse Riot
The workhouse at Stockport, Lancashire, is attacked; bread is handed out to the rioters

Gordon Rioters in Street
Gordon rioters are pressed back in the London streets by government soldiers

Gordon Rioters at Parl
A mob of anti-Catholic and rebellious others attack Members of Parliament in Palace Yard, Westminster

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