The 1831 Bristol riots took place on 29–31 October 1831 and were part of the 1831 reform riots in England. The riots arose after the second Reform Bill was voted down in the House of Lords, stalling e
Queen Square on the Night of 30 October 1831, a contemporary depiction of the riots
The 3rd Dragoon Guards act to suppress the riots.
A soldier of the 3rd Dragoon Guards
A 1901 depiction of the attack on Sir Charles Wetherell
The 1831 reform riots occurred after Tory legislators voted against the Second Reform Bill in Parliament in October 1831. Civil disturbances occurred in London, Leicester, Yeovil, Sherborne, Exeter, B
1831 Bristol riots
…The 1831 Bristol riots took place on 29–31 October 1831 and were part of the 1831 reform riots in England. The riots arose after the second Reform Bill was voted down in the House of Lords, stalling efforts at electoral reform. The arrival of the…
British Prime Minister Earl Grey
Nottingham Castle on Fire, 10 October 1831 by Henry Dawson
The House of Commons, 1833 by George Hayter. The first meeting of the reformed House of Commons