Picture No | 10093684 |
Date | 13th November 1887 |
Description | Bloody Sunday riot in Trafalgar Square |
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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 and troops tried to break it up. Depicted here is a struggle in St Martin's Lane as police dispersed a procession marching from Clerkenwell Green. The police made strenuous efforts to capture the banners which were rallying points for the crowd.
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Source | Unattributed engraving in 'The Graphic', 19 November 1887, page 573 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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