A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard Aerial view of London Bridge

Aerial view of London Bridge

Tower of London under siege during the riots of November 1830

Queen Consort of George IV

Among the pedestrians is 'Jack in the Green' as part of the May Day celebrations

A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London Product:Postcard Aerial view of London BridgeA wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, 1816. A woman stands with a rope round her neck, like an animal; Smithfield is a cattle market. A man presumably her husband holds the rope. Another man chucks her under the chin. People have assembled for the spectacle, and dogs and small boys enjoy the excitement. A publican stands outside his tavern in his apron to watch.