Trafalgar Square Riot (1913)


Suffragettes stick it to the man in this film footage of a riot in Whitehall following a march in Trafalgar Square in 1913. Police escort Suffragette leader Sylvia Pankhurst from the scene (at 50 secs+).

The film forms part of the BFI’s National Archive and is the sixth in our recent selection from the historic film vaults.

More from the BFI Archive:
Snow (1963)
Rush Hour (1970)
The Smallest Car in the Largest City in the World (1913)
Tea Making Tips (1941)
Piccadilly (1929)
We Are the Lambeth Boys (1959)
Colour On The Thames (1935)

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