Foro civile, Pompeii, Italy Size:M: 50 x 40cm Captioned on a tissue overlay

Captioned on a tissue overlay

The Bishop of London throws bolts of lightning down on them from the sky

It was called by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in solidarity with the Miners' Federation of Great Britain (MFGB) in an attempt to force the British government to take action to prevent planned wage reductions and increases in working hours in the coal mining industry

The phenomenal growth and popularity of the railways between the 1830s and 1850s brought about the rapid demise of the horse drawn coach

Foro civile, Pompeii, Italy Size:M: 50 x 40cm Captioned on a tissue overlayForo civile, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s. Mount Vesuvius can be seen in the background.