Title

The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893).Artist: R Dawson

Caption

The Bristol Riots of 1831, (1893). The Bristol Riots of 1831, 1893. Large-scale riots broke out in Bristol in 1831 sparked by the House of Lords rejection of the Reform Bill. The disturbances lasted for three days and numerous buildings were set on fire. Troops were sent in and it is estimated that several hundred people were killed. An engraving from James Taylor's The Age We Live In: A History of the Nineteenth Century, From the Peace of 1815 to the Present Time, William Mackenzie, (London, 1893).
The Print Collector collection

Date

1893

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C12_386

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (3,5Mb) / 16,2in x 12,0in / 4857 x 3590 (300dpi)

Keywords

city road building buildings England people crowd street country violence fire flame flames British English lane anger bill avenue location century Britain democracy concept violent rage protest Bristol fury B&W disorder riot mob MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W unrest nineteenth century rioting The Print Collector ablaze Reform Bill rioter TGN engraving R Dawson Dawson R engraving