Unrest Collection

Soldiers at Brynkinalt Colliery, 1912
Men of the 2nd Suffolk Regiment on duty at the Brynkinalt Colliery, Chirk. The soldiers (together with a contingent from the Shropshire Light Infantry and some police)

Ireland, North, Derry, The Peoples Gallery series of murals in the Bogside Mural known as " Bernadette"

Riot at Mold in Flintshire
A huge mob, assembled at the railway station at Mold in Flintshire, Scotland to protest against the imprisonment of miners, employees of the Leeswood Coal Company

Detachment of The Black Watch in Dundee, Scotland
Threatening encounters between rioters and the police in Dundee, Scotland, brought a large detachment of The Black Watch to the city

The Great Docks Strike of 1912 - Scene at Grays, Essex
The Great Docks (Docker s) Strike of 1912 - Scene at a Demonstration at Grays, Essex. The pre-war era witnessed massive industrial unrest as dockers, transport workers

Dennis Skinner, Labour MP for Bolsover, Derbyshire
Dennis Edward Skinner (b 1932), Labour politician, MP for Bolsover since 1970. Well known for his outspoken remarks in parliament, for which he has been suspended more than ten times

Yanitza, The Albanian Joan of Arc, from Le Petit Journal
CHT344066 Yanitza, The Albanian Joan of Arc, from Le Petit Journal, 28th May 1911 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Scene in the Birmingham No Popery riots, 1868 (1906). Rioting broke out after a lecture by the anti-Catholic campaigner William Murphy. From Cassells History of England, Vol. VI

Belfast riots, August 1920
A 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 1920
A 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

London Fire Brigade, second Brixton Riots
On 28 September 1985 the second Brixton riot erupted. After the arrest of a man following a shooting incident, a largely black crowd protested at Brixton Police station in Lambeth, South London

Ruins of Red House, Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies
Ruins of the Red House, a government building in Port of Spain, Trinidad, West Indies. It was set on fire during the Water Riots in March 1903. circa 1903

How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho)
1064087 How Surgeon William Maillard, RN, won the Victoria Cross at Candia (litho) by Dadd, Frank (1851-1929) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Surgeon William Maillard, RN)

Winston Churchill at Antwerp. By October 1914, World War I was raging and the Germans were threatening vital Antwerp -one of Belgiums last lines of defense

Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Artist: Hippolyte Lecomte
Battle at the Porte St Denis, 28th July, 1830, Paris. Fighting between the people and royalist troops during the French Revolution of July 1830. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Police guarding Liverpool Station during transport strike
Policemen on horseback guarding Liverpool Station during the general transport strike of 1911. The strike began with two of the seamens unions, resulting from a range of grievances

Freikorps unit takes to the streets in Berlin during unrest in the years of the Weimar Republic. Circa 1923

Labour unrest in Glasgow
The strikers and police during the Glasgow strikes

The angry Paris mob burning the royal throne at the July Column during the Paris Revolution of 1848
878627 The angry Paris mob burning the royal throne at the July Column during the Paris Revolution of 1848. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War
3058411 A scene at the Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland during the battle for their possession at the start of the Irish Civil War in 1922

French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, 1870
1575680 French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, 1870; (add.info.: French National guard refuse to charge on an unarmed crowd, during riots in Paris)

The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries
878626 The Paris Revolution of 1848, the mob in the throne room of the Tuileries. From Edward VII His Life and Times, published 1910.; Private Collection.

Postal workers on strike, 1899
3480873 Postal workers on strike, 1899; (add.info.: Postal workers on strike, Paris, France, 1899.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Rioting in Belfast, Ireland in 1886
3083186 Rioting in Belfast, Ireland in 1886.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c. 1900).

A mob in Kent, England burning a hayrick on a farm during The Swing Riots of 1830
3062211 A mob in Kent, England burning a hayrick on a farm during The Swing Riots of 1830.; Private Collection; (add.info.: From The Century Edition of Cassell's History of England, published c)

Signal fires in the Slievenamon Mountains - Ireland 1848. Scene during unrest in Tipperary showing three armed men
527962 Signal fires in the Slievenamon Mountains - Ireland 1848. Scene during unrest in Tipperary showing three armed men keeping lookout while others group round the fire

Reform of franchise: Police officers confronting Reform League demonstrators at Marble Arch, London
527657 Reform of franchise: Police officers confronting Reform League demonstrators at Marble Arch, London, and attempting to prevent them entering Hyde Park, 1866. Engraving c1880

Paris commune, 1871
3479217 Paris commune, 1871; (add.info.: Paris commune Last stand of the communards at the barricades. Dated June 1871.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Paris Commune, 1871
3479216 Paris Commune, 1871; (add.info.: The end of the Paris Commune: Parisians not actively involved in the commune risings waiting for government troops engaged on a mopping-up operation to pass)

White troops burn bread, 1919. Creator: Osinin, I. (active around 1919)
White troops burn bread, 1919. Private Collection

Only the Red Army will give us bread, 1919. Creator: Pomanski, Nikolai Nikolajewitsch (1887-1935)
Only the Red Army will give us bread, 1919. Private Collection

Give bread to the revolution!, 1920. Creator: Unknown artist
Give bread to the revolution!, 1920. Private Collection

At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
At Gare De L'Est, Restaurant wrecked by mob, 1914. Restaurant in Paris, France that was attacked by a mob during the anti-German violence at the beginning of World War I.

Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Shop wrecked by mob, Paris, 1914. A German business attacked by a mob, probably at the beginning of World War I.

Illustration for Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, 1790. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Ancient, Medieval and Modern History, 1790

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper "O'Mundo", ransacked by revolutionaries during a night of disorder from December 7 to 8

A Picture of the News from Kagoshima: Attack at School, 1877. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
A Picture of the News from Kagoshima: Attack at School, 1877

The Age of Iron, 1599. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Nicolaus van Aelst
The Age of Iron, 1599. From The Four Ages of the World, pl. 4

Membres de la société de secours du Dix-Décembre... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Membres de la societe de secours du Dix-Decembre... 19th century. Members of the Relief Society of December Tenth

Combat Naval, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Combat Naval, 19th century

Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) at the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851. Creator: Unknown
Alphonse Baudin (1811-1851) at the barricade of Faubourg Saint-Antoine, December 3, 1851. Current 11th and 12th arrondissements

Episode from the night of February 23 to 24, 1848. Creator: Charles Raymond Chabrillac
Episode from the night of February 23 to 24, 1848

Scene from the Paris Commune, Place de la Concorde, 1871. Creator: Gustave Boulanger
Scene from the Paris Commune, Place de la Concorde, 1871

Episode of the 1848 revolution: officer commanding the men to fire, c1848. Creator: Tony-Francois de Bergue
Episode of the 1848 revolution: officer commanding the men to fire, c1848

Auch ein Todtentanz V, 1849. Creator: Alfred Rethel
Auch ein Todtentanz V, 1849. Also a Dance of Death

Auch ein Todtentanz VI, 1849. Creator: Alfred Rethel
Auch ein Todtentanz VI, 1849. Also a Dance of Death

Arrest of Charlotte Corday, c1830. Creator: Henry Scheffer
Arrest of Charlotte Corday, c1830

Capture of the Pantheon, seen from rue Soufflot, June 24, 1848, current 5th arrondissement, 1849. Creator: Unknown
Capture of the Pantheon, seen from rue Soufflot, June 24, 1848, current 5th arrondissement, 1849

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"Unrest: A Tapestry of Turmoil and Struggle" As twilight casts its somber hue over the Peace Bridge and the skyline of Londonderry, County Londonderry in Ireland's North, echoes reverberate through history. The Peoples Gallery series of murals in the Bogside Mural stands as a testament to the resilience and defiance amidst troubled times. From soldiers at Brynkinalt Colliery in 1912 to riots at Mold in Flintshire, scenes etched with tension unfold across nations. Even The Black Watch detachment stationed in Dundee, Scotland bears witness to the simmering discontent that has plagued societies throughout time. Yet amidst chaos, there are glimpses of heroism. Surgeon William Maillard's valiant efforts earning him the Victoria Cross at Candia serve as a reminder that bravery can emerge from even the darkest moments. Yanitza, known as "The Albanian Joan of Arc, " immortalized by Le Petit Journal, symbolizes courage against oppression. Across borders and generations, unrest leaves an indelible mark on communities. In Birmingham's No Popery riots of 1868 or Belfast's tumultuous August 1920 clashes, passions ignite into flames that engulf cities and lives alike. And it is within these fiery crucibles that heroes rise or fall. Amidst this turmoil lies hope for reconciliation and peace. Pedestrians traversing along Londonderry's Peace Bridge embody a longing for unity amid division—a bridge connecting hearts yearning for understanding rather than conflict. Unrest knows no boundaries; it transcends time and place—manifesting itself wherever societal fault lines crack open wide enough to release pent-up frustrations. From London Fire Brigade battling second Brixton Riots to Belfast's July 1920 upheaval—it is a constant reminder that harmony must be nurtured vigilantly lest it slips away again.