Riots Collection (page 4)

Double page spread in a diary for 12-17 August
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 12-17 August. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

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 - The Mess-house
The Mess-house at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham - where a riot broke out in early March 1861

Chatham Prison Riots - The Convicts at Labour
Convicts at labour breaking rocks at St Marys Convict Prison, Chatham. A serious riot broke out here amongst the inmates in early March 1861, which had to be forcibly put down by the military

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

Chatham Prison Riots - Interior of the Prison
The interior of St Marys Convict Prsion at Chatham, scene of riots amongst inmates in March 1861

The riots in the cotton districts
A page from the May 1878 Illustrated London News, detailing the cotton riots in Lancashire, which were the response to a proprosed 10% reduction in workers wages

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

Bloody Sunday Riot - Parliament Street 1887
Bloody Sunday, London, 13th November 1887, the name given to a demonstration against coercion in Ireland and to demand the release from prison of MP William O Brien

1914 Pat-Riots, 1915 Patriots
Cartoon showing how Ireland was on the verge of civil war in 1914, but how joining up to fight instead during World War One transformed them into good and obedient British patriots! Date: 1915

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

Riots in Brussels - 1
Barricades in the streets of Brussels as the Belgians seek independence from Holland

Riots in Croatia
Just who will rule Croatia is much disputed, leading to riots such as these at Agram : eventually count Khven- Hedervary will be installed as Ban of Croatia

Warsaw Riots - 2
When a patriotic demonstration demanding reform is held before the viceregal castle, Warsaw, the Russians disperse it with great brutality and many deaths

Riots in Brussels - 2
Barricades in the streets of Brussels as the Belgians seek independence from Holland

Warsaw Riots - 3
The midnight funeral of one of the victims of the Russians on 8 April, at St Roch hospital, Warsaw

Riots in Brussels - 5
Dutch troops are sent to Brussels with the intention of quashing those uppity folk who want to set up a Belgium independent from Holland

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

Riots in Brussels - 3
Manning the barricades in the streets of Brussels as the Belgians seek independence from Holland

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

Riots in Brussels - 4
Firing a cannon in the streets of Brussels as the Belgians seek independence from Holland

Riots in Sarajevo
The Treaty of Berlin awards Bosnia and much else to the Austrian empire; needless to say, this is not popular with many, and riots break out in the streets of Sarajevo

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

Warsaw Riots - 1
A demonstration demanding reform is held before the viceregal castle : the Russians disperse it with great brutality and many deaths

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

The Melbourne Riots
A plain clothes policeman, in centre, using his revolver to keep strikers apart from a free labourer during the Melbourne Waterside Workers strike of 1928

1901 Riots in Moscow
Police and Cossacks break up riots at the Governors Palace in Moscow. February saw riots by students and workers in Russia, over the repression of political activity

Events / Britain / 1768
The Middlesex Election riots

Milan Riots / 1898 / Petit J
Cuban rebels against Spanish colonial rule, welcoming American intervention

The Civil War in America: Riots in New York
Destructiion of the coloured orphan asylum. Anti-draft riots in New York caused at least 120 deaths and $2 million worth of damage

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

Riots in Firenze

Demonstrations at Napoli
The people of Naples demonstrate - not for the first or the last time - against their rulers : but the riots are inconclusive

Revolt in Torino
Students at the university of Torino (Turin) take part in riots against Austrian rule, but which are crushed by the Austrian army

Marseille Riots
Marseille is strongly divided in its support for the Revolution : Mirabeau, always the adroit diplomat, quells the unrest and becomes a local hero

Russia / 1906 / Moscow Riots
A workers insurrection in Moscow, which begins on 22 December and lasts until 1 January, 1906, is brutally repressed by the army

Generalo donnell
When Espartero resigns, General O Donnell forms a government : this provokes riots in Madrid, but he subdues them

Sonderbund Riots Geneva
Disagreement on religious and social issues leads to the Sonderbund riots in Geneva

Sonderbund Riots 2
Conflicting views on matters religious and social lead to the Sonderbund riots in Geneva

America / Astor Place Riot
The Astor Place Opera House riots, New York

Uprising at Frankfurt
UPRISING AT FRANKFURT A premature attempt to establish constitutional government in Germany leads to riots at Frankfurt but is quashed by the authorities

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

Riots in Verona
The populace of Verona riot against the Austrians who are still occupying their city - but not for long now

Naples Insurrection
Garibaldis success inspires riots in Naples : nationalists storm the police station

Food Riot in Berlin 1915
Economic crisis in Germany leads to food riots in Berlin

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

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