An old engraving of the March of Match tax protesters to Westminster, London, England, UK on 24 April 1871. It is from a Victorian history book of The procession of match makers highlighted the proposed tax by Chancellor Robert Lowe, of halfpenny tax on each box of matches. The tax was seen as particularly unfair on the some of the poorest workers in the country, often women, and was dropped amid a storm of opposition. Here a banner proclaims that it is ‘a humble protest’.
An old engraving of the March of Match tax protesters to Westminster, London, England, UK on 24 April 1871. It is from a Victorian history book of The procession of match makers highlighted the proposed tax by Chancellor Robert Lowe, of halfpenny tax on each box of matches. The tax was seen as particularly unfair on the some of the poorest workers in the country, often women, and was dropped amid a storm of opposition. Here a banner proclaims that it is ‘a humble protest’.
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Location: Westminster, London, England, UK
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