Episode 2 of 3

Death of Alfred Linnell

When
13 November 1887 to late November 1887
Where
London
Part of
Bloody Sunday: police clash with protesters in Trafalgar Square

Alfred Linnell, a young clerk, was run down by a police horse during the clash and died in hospital a fortnight later.

According to the Socialist Review, Alfred Linnell was run down by a police horse during the clashes in Trafalgar Square. He died in hospital a fortnight later from complications of a shattered thigh.

Sources

  1. Bloody Sunday (1887) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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