Title

History of England

Caption

History of England. 19th century. Workers' movement. Workers' strikes in the district of Lancashire. The high cost of basic necessities, the lack of work, business problems and some laws that affected the poorest classes, were the causes that provoked strikes of miners and workers during the month of May 1878. Attack and burning of the residence of Colonel Rayusford Jackson, in Wilpshire. The fire was caused by cotton workers during the cotton riots. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1878.

Date

Jul 03, 2018

Credit line

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Reference

UMG22A72_485

License type

Rights managed

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42,4Mb (3,0Mb) / 15,0in x 11,0in / 4488 x 3301 (300dpi)

Keywords

vandalism histoy England English 19th century engraving Contemporary Age Colonel Rayusford Jackson house building fire attack violence workers labor Lancashire miners mining Wilpshire Europe European economic crisis social crisis cotton famine poverty social movement protest riots strikers strikes crowd civil unrest United Kingdom vandalism