Modern era · 1887

Bloody Sunday

Bloody Sunday was an event which took place in London, England on 13 November 1887, when a crowd of marchers protesting about unemployment and the Irish Coercion Acts, as well as demanding the release of MP William O'Brien, clashed with the Metropolitan Police. The demonstration was organised by the Social Democratic Federation and the Irish National League.

Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday · The Illustrated London News, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
13 Nov 1887
Where
Trafalgar Square
Era
Modern

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