Historedia
Person

Annie Besant

Events
2
Episodes
5
Years
1887–1888

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Annie Besant, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Bloody Sunday: police clash with protesters in Trafalgar Square

    1887–1888

    Role: Protest Leader

    1. 13 November 1887 · Trafalgar SquareBloody Sunday

      Protesters marched into Trafalgar Square to protest unemployment and Irish Coercion Acts, clashing violently with the Metropolitan Police.

    2. 13 November 1887 to late November 1887 · LondonDeath of Alfred Linnell

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

    3. 20 February 1888 · LondonCelebration of Release

      The release of those imprisoned following Bloody Sunday was celebrated with a large public meeting on 20 February 1888.

  2. London matchgirls strike at Bryant and May

    1888

    Role: Social activist and journalist

    1. 1888 · LondonFormation of the Union

      Following the strike's success, the Union of Women Matchmakers was formed later in 1888.

    2. July 1888 · Bow, LondonThe Matchgirls Strike

      Women and teenage girls at the Bryant & May factory in Bow, London, went on strike in July 1888 following a worker's dismissal.

Sources

  1. Bloody Sunday (1887) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
  2. Annie Besant Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07
  3. Matchgirls' strike Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03