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The Man Who Missed The Ball On The First Tee At St. AndrewsGolfer spinning around after an overly violent swing. 1925
Gravestone in the Graveyard of Winchester CathedralGravestone of Thomas Thetcher, a Grenadier in the North Regiment of the Hampshire Militia who died of a violent fever contracted by drinking Small Beer when hot on 12th May 1764
The Easter Rising - Dublin, IrelandThe Easter Rising also known as the Easter (or Irish ) Rebellion and referred to erroneously in some contemporary British reports as the Sinn Fein Rebellion - an armed insurrection staged in Ireland
Bystander cover 1929 - In Training - Boxing womanA woman in a fetching sporty outfit of silky shorts and stockings takes out her frustrations on a punch bag dressed up as a man. Date: 1929
Assassination of Sir Curzon WyllieThe assassination of Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie (1848-1909), an official of the British Indian government, at the Imperial Institute, South Kensington, London
Gandhi breaking the Salt Laws - the civil disobedience in InIn 1930 Ghandi led the Salt March to Dandi, which was an act of non-violent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India
Tosca opera music cover by PucciniTOSCA the death of Scarpia Date: 1900
American Indians scalpingAmerican Indian holding up the scalp of a died man, that he has just been in combat with. Date: Circa 1870s
Belfast riots, August 1920A 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 1920A 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
A Game of Football in the Streets of London, c. 1314Illustration of a game of football being played in the streets of London during the 14th century. Football of this time, played without rules in narrow medieval streets
Wrecked goods train, Llanelli railway strike riots, Wales
Burial Richard II 1400The burial of Richard II, after a probably violent death at Pontefract
POSTER FOR TOSCA 1900The first production, at Romes Teatro Costanzi on 14 January 1900, is received coolly by many critics, but is a resounding success with the audience and the public
Violent Wife Beating Japanese print
Massacre in the boats off Cawnpore (Kanpur)
ThunderstormAn etching of some muscular horses, travelling a country road during a violent thunderstorm. The middle horse is rearing, causing some trouble for the man leading him. Date: circa 1921
Il Valor VincitoreA painting depicting a violent scene of battle, involving warriors with horned helmets and shields swathed in fired arrows, upon a chariot led by powerful, rearing warhorses
Modern era. Mercenary soldiers: Swiss. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020
Rioting in the West End of London 1886Looting 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
Funeral of King Richard IIThe burial of Richard II, after a probably violent death at Pontefract Date: 1400
Comic postcard, Dissatisfied customer in fish shop Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Husband, wife and lodger Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, Husband sitting on the floor, surrounded by debris, while his wife slams the door behind her Date: 20th century
Comic postcard, An Englishmans Home Date: 1909
Death of Wat Tyler. 1381
Proclamation of the Colony of Bay IslandsThe British gained violent control of the Bay Islands from Honduras in 1838, but did little about any formalities or governance until March 1852
Poll Tax demonstrator and Met Police van, Central LondonA 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
Cartoon, result of a football matchCartoon, result of a rugby match -- Whos won? - Weve lost - What have you got in that bag? - The Umpire! Date: 1889
USA / MISSISSIPPI RIVERThe violent tributaries of the Mississippi River. Date: mid 19th century
RELIGION / EGYPT / SETH - 1Seth, though often violent, is not necessarily malevolent : here he is depicted with Horus, pouring life over the pharaoh Seti I (circa 1310 BC)
Roasting the rumpsViolent demonstrations in Fleet Street aimed at the Rump parliament. Date: 19th century
Peace, Un-Perfect Peace, WW1 cartoon, Fred BuchananThe Village Constable: Well, Is pose I ll ave to go an stop it; but I do wish they wouldn t old peace meetins on my beat. Humorous illustration from the First World War period by Fred Buchanan
Padded cell, Wakefield Prison, West YorkshireA padded cell at Wakefield Prison, West Yorkshire, used to hold mentally disturbed or violent prisoners. Some kind of calendar is scratched on the door. The inmate sits, head in hands
Religion / Egypt / Seth - 2Seth, though often violent, is not necessarily malevolent : here he is depicted with Horus, pouring life over the pharaoh Seti I (circa 1310 BC)
Suffragette at Buckingham Palace. A struggle with police at the railings. Date: 1914
Mosaic, 4th century. Roman gladiator. ThraciansRoman art. Mosaic, 4th century. Roman gladiator. Thracians (small rectangular shield called a parmula and short sword called sica and armoured greaves
Critias (460-403 BC). Engraving. ColoredCritias (460-403 BC). Greek sophist. One of the Thirty Tyrants. Engraving. Colored
Wrecked train, Llanelli railway strike riots, WalesA 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, WalesNewspapers strewn over the railway lines, with a train in the background wrecked by rioters during the railway strike, during which nine people were killed
Bandits in medieval GermanyA chaotic scene in the aftermath of a stagecoach attack made by bandits in medieval Germany. Date: Medieval
Bumpy Lunar LandscapeThe craters of extinct volcanoes testify to the violent past of the Moon. Date: circa 1880
Police at a Tonypandy colliery, Glamorgan, South WalesNumerous policemen (nicknamed Devonshires) on duty at a colliery engine house in the Tonypandy area of Glamorgan, South Wales, during the riots of 1910
Comic postcard, couple in a trashed room -- Oh John, you were drunk last night! -- Try and forget it! Date: circa 1900s
Gown and Town row at Oxford, 1845, where a punch up between students and a group of non-university locals is taking place in the street. 1845
At A Stepmothers Mercy, by Ward Bailey, first produced at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manchester, March 1916. In the mill at Dead Mans Pool, Barbara Holcroft attacks her stepdaughter
Football Thuggery - the nature of the real game at hand as the players of the opposing sides knock lumps out of each other
Cartoon, One of the Lords of the Creation -- a man is angry with his wife as he doesn t think the mutton has been fully cooked. 1827
Tide damage, Sainte-Marie - Island of Reunion - Indian OceanSainte-Marie - Island of Reunion - Indian Ocean. This postcard shows the railway tracks washed away by a particularly violent high tide. 1909
At Close Quarters in the Bull Ring by Edmund BlampiedArtists impression of a tussle in the famous bull-ring at San Sebastian, where a bull has forced the matadors luckless steed up against the side of the arena
Medieval era. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes MeurMedieval society. Craps players. Miniature Livre de Bonnes Meurs by Jacques Le Grand (m.1415). French school
Relief of gladiators. About 30 BC. The slab probably belongs to a grave memorial and recalls the extravagant gladiator fights sponsored by the deceased. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Duck, frog and egg on a comic cardThe mother duck attacks the frog with her egg in its mouth -- A Fowl Blow. (3 of 5) Date: circa 1890s
Alice, Where Art Thou, Christmas cardAlice, Where Art Thou, comic interpretation of a popular song on a Christmas card, with two frogs in the moonlight. (1 of 3) Date: circa 1890s
Porphyry Tyre / MoncornetPORPHYRY OF TYRE Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity Date: circa 234 - 305
Porphyry Tyre / Moraine?PORPHYRY OF TYRE Greek scholar and neo- Platonist philosopher, a violent opponent of Christianity Date: circa 234 - 305
Zodiac / Gemini (Maxims)portrayed as two sandwichmen involved in a violent exchange of views! Date: 1887
China - Tien Tsin RuinsLantern slide of Tien Tsin Ruins. The Tientsin Massacre (Tianjin Religious Case), one of the most important missionary incidents of the late Qing Dynasty
HMS Violent, British destroyerHMS Violent (D57), British V-class destroyer. Date: circa 1920s
Suffragette Opinions Campaign Cats. Suffragette cartoon, Jane Ann converts the village to Suffragette Opinions, with campaigning and somewhat violent cats. Date: 1912
Menace of Cloudland by G. H. DavisCumulo-nimbus -- the menace of Cloudland. Majestic masses which were a danger signal to aircraft during the Second World War
German air raiders caught out by G. H. DavisHow German air raiders are caught in the toils of British defence during the Second World War. The effect of the anti-aircraft barrage on raiding bombers
Man Attacking Another ManIn this picture a 17th century man holding a rifle or a musket is attacking an older man holding a pistol by grabbing his beard
A scene from the play Denise by Alexandre DumasA dramatic scene from the theatre production, showing a man trying to strangle his victim. Date: 1885
The Story of Cruel Joseph - Joseph ChamberlainThe Story of Cruel Joseph. Joseph Chamberlain (1836-1914) as the political menace, making trouble for Tories and Radicals
Body confidence of a diminutive ruffian" Shure, if oi was as big a ye-self oid woipe the flure wid yez, little as oi am!" Date: 1900
Domestic Violence discussed on a London streetIn the Bars and Streets. Cartoon drawing by Phil May depicting a conversation on a London street discussing domestic violence
Le deluge asiatiqueFig 312 from La Terre Avant Le Deluge (1863) by Par Louis Figuier
Volcano typesBlock diagram showing: (top left) Glowing cloud eruption, (top right) a shield volcano and (Bottom) a strato-volcano
United Kingdom. Violent clashes in the House" United Kingdom. Violent clashes in the House of Commons. Illustration from " Le Petit Journal". Engraving."
A Painful Subject - silhouette by KonewkaSilhouette of a teacher brutally thrashing his pupil by the German silhouettist Konewka Date: c.1830
Retaliation, or the cudgeller caughtA cudgeller is reprimanded by three angry folk, who surround him and wave their cudgels frantically. Date: 18th Century
A street riot on Giltspur Street, LondonCrowds attack the carriage in which Mr Sloane is riding as he travels to court, accused of horrendous cruelty to a servant girl
Ned Kelly- Fight at GlenrowanAttack on the Kelly gang at Glenrowan. The police finally managed to overcome the gang, killing three of its members and capturing Ned Kelly himself. 1880
Anarchists attack a religious procession in Barcelona. 1898
Greek brigandsA group of Greek brigands attack Lord Muncasters coach party near Athens. 1870
The InveiglerThe inveigler, who entices his victim. Date: 1883
Test your StrengthA man tests his punch at a fairground sideshow, while some impressed onlookers gather round to watch. Date: 1950s
Explosion at FavershamThe remains of a gun cotton or gun powder mill at Favershams Marsh Works, Kent, which was destroyed in a violent explosion in 1847. The blast was so strong that it was heard 17 miles away
Throwing an Ink-bottleIn a fit of rage, a boy throws an ink bottle at another boys head; it misses and hits the door instead
Departure of troops by the London and Birmingham RailwayTroops departing from Euston Station, London, to Manchester and other industrial districts of Lancashire to supress the riots and strikes there
The aftermath of a disputeA fight between two men comes to an end as they are restrained and separated from one another. Furniture and crockery is strewn across the ground
