Rioting Collection

The Salvation Army Riots at Worthing, Sussex
These images show the Skeleton Army, opponents of the Salvation Army organised by those interested in Sunday drinking, rioting against one of the Salvation Armys religious Sunday processions

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

London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots
On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London

Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales

Riots at the French Elections, Paris
Rioters attacking the Paris office of the Gaulois during the French elections

Riot at the burning of The North Briton newspaper, 1763
Wilkes and Liberty, riot at the burning of The North Briton newspaper Date: 1763

Flight in St. Martin's Lane between the police and the contingent from Clerkenwell Green

Rioting in the West End of London 1886
Looting shops in Piccadilly, London. A meeting of the unemployed was held in Trafalgar Square, which divided itself into two groups, the Fair Trade League and the Revolutionary Social Democrats

On 13th November 1887 a demonstration organised by the Social Democratic Federation and the Irish National League in Trafalgar Square in London turned into a riot after police

Dragoons and Highlanders scattering the Rioters in Belfast

RIOTING MINERS
Unrest in the mining districts is suppressed by the military : ten will die. Date: 25-29 March 1868

Rioting Miners Events Belgium 25 29 March 1868
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Rioting in Canton, 1883
The rioting in Canton - Shamien, the foreign settlement, the scene of the recent disturbance. 1. river frontage, 2. foreign consular offices, 3. English church, 4. bridge approach to settlement, 5

Belsize House
View of Belsize House in 1800. Belsize House was rebuilt in 1663 in the restoration style. In 1720 it opened as a pleasure garden with concerts, dancing, fishing, hunting and racing

An audience rioting in the stalls in a Dublin theatre, 1821. Our Hero and his friends having a small taste of a Row at the Theatre

British troops in gas masks - Uprising in Nicosia
British troops armed with batons and wearing gas masks, standing by to quell disturbances by Greek Cypriots in Nicosia, Cyprus during rioting in Nicosia - late October 1955. 1955

Trial of the Rioters at Trinidad
Inside a courtroom in Trinidad, a man stands on trial for rioting. He stands in the witness box before a full courtroom. 1850

Unemployment rioting in Whithall
Unemployment rioting in Whitehall. Date: 1920

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

On the threshold of nationhood, Partition 1947
On the threshold of nationhood: communal rioting in the Punjab. Page from the Illustrated London News, 22nd March 1947 reporting on the Partition of India. Date: 1947

Street scene during riot, Brixton, Lambeth, South London
A street scene in Brixton, Lambeth, South London, during a period of rioting

Poll Tax demonstrators in the roadway, Central London
Poll Tax demonstrators in the roadway in Central London. One man stands in fighting pose, with his fists clenched. Another man holds a placard with the words: Bog Off Thatcher

Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central London
A Poll Tax demonstrator aims a metal barrier at the back of a Police van, during a violent demonstration in Central London. Date: 31 March 1990

Victims of communal rioting during the Partition of India
Two victims of communal rioting during the period of the partition of India

POLICE RIOT TRAINING
Four area TSG Metropolitan Police Officers shield training at the Hounslow public order training course, in full riot gear

National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens
Units of the National Guard camping in the Luxembourg Gardens, during manoevres in preparation for forthcoming action against the Prussians or the Republicans. Date: 9-10 May 1870

1904 / RUSSIA / RIOTING
A demonstration by Liberals in St Petersburg is dealt with savagely by the police. Date: December 1904

1892 / CHOLERA RIOT / RUSSIA
In the belief that doctors cause cholera, and that only God can cure it, the populace of Astrakhan riot. Date: 1892

Riots in Paris, 1870
Citizens fleeing from the barricade they have erected out of overturned carriages as troops pour over the top during pre-Commune riots in Paris Date: May 1870

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

Rioting in the Provinces in France in 1851 Date: December 1851

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

Police escorting a cart during Dundee riots, Scotland
Policemen escorting a cart to the docks during riots in Dundee, Scotland. Strikers trying to prevent the delivery of coal fought with the police and rioted: four constables were seriously injured

West End riots: shops looted by rioters, 1886
Articles of plunder from shops, used as missiles during the 1886 West End riots

Reveillon Riots
REVEILLON RIOTS. Guards try to suppress rioting crowds in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine who have been enraged by the remarks of the paper manufacturer Reveillon. Date: 28 April 1789

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

Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan
Promotional postcard for Squatter Sovereignty by Edward Harrigan, first produced at Harrigan and Harts Theatre, New York in 1882. Date: circa 1882

Inmates of Belmont Workhouse, Sutton, on their way to prison
Inmates of Belmont Workhouse, Sutton, being escorted to prison after rioting and fighting with police. Date: 1910

Belfast riots, 1921
A page from the Illustrated London News, dated 10th September 1921, reporting on rioting in Belfast

Anti-Serbian riot in Sarajevo
Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, anti-Serbian rioting breaks out in Sarajevo

Broadwater Farm Riots - London Fire Brigade
London Fire Brigade responding to fires caused by the rioting in the Broadwater Farm Estate, Tottenham, North London, on 6th October 1985

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

Paris Barricades
Barricade in the boulevard Montmartre, Paris, erected in the course of the rioting

West End riots: mob in St James street, 1886
A mob in St James Street, opposite the new university club

West End riots: break up of Trafalgar Square meeting, 1886
At an open air meeting of unemployed East End dock workers and artisans in Trafalgar Square, the people were stirred to violence following incendiary speeches, and rioted

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

Indian nationalists riot at Calcutta, defying the authorities. Date: 1929

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

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

The Lord Mayors Show- Dignity and Impudence, 1871
The Lord Mayors Show - Dignity and Impudence by Date: 1871

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

Serbian houses attacked
Following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife, anti-Serbian rioting breaks out in Sarajevo. Serbian owned houses and hotels are destroyed by angry crowds

Rioting at Lyon - 1
When president Carnot is assassinated by Italian anarchist Caserio, there is rioting in the streets of Lyon, where the Italian consulate is attacked. Date: June 1894

Riots in Clichy
Not-so-quiet days in Clichy : the 1 May holiday is the occasion for popular rioting directed at the government. Date: 1889

Ceylon riots map
Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) riots plan 1915 Date: 1915

Riots in Constantine, Algeria, 1934
A road in Constantine, Algeria, after looting and bloody riots

Food riot in Dungarvon
During the famine in Ireland a food riot breaks out in Dungarvon Date: 1846

Rioting in Dover
Bloody riots in Dover, Kent, follow the appointment of a Norman (Robert of Jumieges) as Archbishop of Canterbury by the pro-Norman King Edward the Confessor, which brought tensions between Saxons

Berlin Riots & Kaiser
German workers, rioting in Berlin, are cleared away by the police to allow the passage of Kaiser Wilhelm who rides by with an armed escort. Date: 1892

Double page spread in a diary for 15-20 March
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 15-20 March. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Chatham Prison Riots - Arrival of the Military
The Arrival of the Military at St Marys Convict Prison, St Marys Island, Chatham, to quell a disturbance amongst the inmates

Departure of troops by the London and Birmingham Railway
Troops departing from Euston Station, London, to Manchester and other industrial districts of Lancashire to supress the riots and strikes there

Lone soldier guards crossroads in Delhi - Partition in India
A lone soldier defends the cross-roads near the entrance to the Parharganj Bazaar, scene of some of the heaviest rioting in Delhi and where great destruction had been done to Muslim property

Refugees leave East Punjab to head to India
A heavily-laden bullock cart transporting an extended Sikh refugee family fleeing the communal rioting and additional violence in the East Punjab region associated with the Partition of India

Serbia - more Riots
King Milan I grants a new constitution, but this isn t enough to prevent rioting when election-time comes round

Rioting Miners - 4
The gendarmerie oppose the striking workmen of Seraing as renewed outbreaks inflame the minng districts

Rioting Miners - 3
Mademoiselle Gerard halts the revolting miners at the charbonnage du Hazard, at Charleroi : troops are called in and ten deaths result

Rioting at Lyon - 2
When president Carnot is assassinated by Italian anarchist Caserio, there is rioting in the streets of Lyon, where police have to protect an Italian cafe

Political Rioting
Cavalry are called in when anti-government rioting in Paris leads to an attack on the palais Bourbon

Rioting in Paris
Street fighting in Paris as dissatisfaction with the regime erupts into violence

Rioting in Rome
Angered by Pius IXs encyclical, Roman liberals demonstrate outside the popes palace

Rioting at Turin
Turin is the chief centre of the Risorgimento after 1860, so there are riots when Firenze/Florence is named as the capital of the newly united Italy

Naples Insurrection 2
Rioting against the ruling regime leads to bitter fighting in the streets of Naples

Bloody Sunday riot in Trafalgar Square
On 13th November 1887 a demonstration organised by the Social Democratic Federation and the Irish National League in Trafalgar Square in London turned into a riot after police

Wilkes Riots 1768
Scene in the streets of London during the Wilkes and liberty rioting, when enthusiastic Londoners demonstrate their support for the rejected radical MP

Bread Riot / London / 1815
Londoners riot in protest against the high cost of bread outside the entrance to Parliament, Westminster

Street fight in the Haymarket, London
A street fight in the Haymarket, in Central London

Financial Crash Rioting
The economic crisis caused by the Wall Street Crash leads to rioting in the streets

Strike in Valencia / 1931
A crowd of people try to overturn a tram during a general strike and rioting in Valencia

Stavisky Scandal Riots
The swindles of Alexandre Stavisky, who had important connections in 1930s France, succeeded in bringing down the government; the scandal sparked Paris rioting

Reform Riot, Hyde Park
The Reform League meeting in Hyde Park, London, dissolves into rioting as the crowd pull down railings on Park Lane; the police struggle to maintain control

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