Unrest Collection (page 3)

Police escorting cart during Dock Strike, London
Police escorting a cart during the London Dock Strike. During the strike it was practically impossible for any transport to be moved without a police escort

Obstructive crowd of men during dock strike, London
An obstructive crowd of dockers at the Tower of London during the dock strike, preventing a loaded horse-drawn cart from passing in any direction. 1911

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

1872 / Farm Worker Meeting
During the period of agricultural unrest, farm labourers meet at the Eleanor Cross in Geddington, Northamptonshire Date: 1872

Women on the barricade, Paris 1848
Women on the barricade near the Porte St Denis, during the Paris unrest of June 1848. A banner reads " Du pain ou la mort" - " Bread or Death"

Soldiers at Euston Station during 1912 railway strike
A posse of uniformed soldiers with rifles lie down for a rest on the cobbled courtyard outside Euston Station, Central London, during a railway strike in 1912

Horse and cart during transport strike, Liverpool
A driver who did not need police protection -- a man with his horse and cart, and a dog for good measure. The Liverpool transport strike began with two of the seamens unions

Strikers rally in London, with mounted police
A strikers rally in London during the national transport strike, with mounted police on hand to keep order

Policemen and cart, Canning Town, East London
Policemen accompany a cart carrying goods across the bridge at Canning Town, near the London Docks in East London, during the national transport strike

London taxi cab attacked by drivers during strike
A London taxi cab is attacked in the street during a taxi cab drivers strike which took place from 31 October to 9 November

Taxi cab drivers strike, Charing Cross, London
The almost empty forecourt of Charing Cross Station in Central London, during a brief taxi cab drivers strike (31 October to 9 November)

Veterans Riot at Washington
The Bonus Amy besieging the Capitol: an all night wait by Californian veterans to impress upon Congress the urgency of their demands

Preston wage dispute
George Cowell addresses an open air meeting of factory operatives in The Orchard, Preston, Lancashire, during the strike resulting from a wages dispute

French civil war
Members of the French national guard hanging on to a rope that leads down far into the ground, during the civil war

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

Andorra Revolution
Revolution breaks out in the independent republic of Andorra, where Carlist claims and church influence provoke unrest

Paris Unrest
When the Paris crowd heckle - and a M. de Saint-Croix assaults - Gambetta at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the Garde Municipale have to be summoned to disperse them

Gambetta Assaulted
When the Paris crowd heckle - and a M. de Saint-Croix assaults - Gambetta at the Gare Saint-Lazare, the Garde Municipale have to be summoned to disperse them

Murder of Victor Noir
The shooting of journalist Victor Noir by Pierre Napoleon sparks off popular unrest : the people cheer the National Guard in the Champs Elysees

Austrian Forces
In the face of growing unrest by Italian patriot movements, the Austrians bring more troops into Italy : a military camp

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

Queen Christina, mother of queen Isabela, returns to Spain amid widespread unrest : she travels to Barcelona

Zurbano Insurrection
During the prevailing unrest, general Zurbano mounts a rebellion, but he will be shot on 21 June 1845

Queen Christina - 2
Queen Christina, mother of queen Isabela, returns to Spain amid widespread unrest : she arrives in Barcelona

Against Espartero
In Seville and elsewhere there is growing antagonism to Esparteros government : street orators exhort the populace to insurrection

Refugees in Flight
Civil war erupts between the supporters of Espartero and his enemies : peasants flee before the advance of Van Halen

Unrest in Madrid
Men with guns are a familiar sight in the streets and markets of Madrid while the country awaits the outcome of the political upheaval

Unrest at Fribourg 2
The Sonderbund conflict provokes unrest throughout Switzerland : citizens of Fribourg gather in the Grande Place

Demonstration at Bern
A political demonstration at Bern reflects the general unrest throughout the country

Unrest at Fribourg
The Sonderbund conflict provokes unrest throughout Switzerland : the scene at Fribourg

Unrest at Fribourg 3
The Sonderbund conflict provokes unrest throughout Switzerland : Federal troops march through the streets of Fribourg

Mexico Guarding Wagon
Workers guarding a wagon during a period of civil unrest

Unrest in Hamburg / 1918
Unrest in Hamburg leading to political demonstrations

Unrest in Halle / 1918
A burnt out department store in Halle during the post war unrest

Relatives at Morgue / 1918
Relatives outside a morgue in Munich. The only way to determine the fate of someone missing at this time of civil unrest was to check the morgue

Road Block / Germany / 1921
During political unrest suspect cars are stopped on country roads

German Tanks Recycled
The French occupuy Frankfurt due to unrest

Japanese Women Strikers
A speaker at a meeting of Japanese women strikers

Johan at Leipzig
At Leipzig the archduke Johan is feted as the arbiter in the prevailing unrest

German Mercenaries
As Paris seethes with unrest, the prince de Lambesc orders German troops to the Tuileries Gardens, where they harass the crowd and get park chairs thrown at them

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