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The Edinburgh mob carrying Captain Porteous to execution. Captain John Porteous, c. 1695 1736. Scottish soldier and Captain of the Edinburgh City or Town Guard. He was lynched by a mob during the Porteous Riots of 1736 for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c.1890.
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Caption:
The Edinburgh mob carrying Captain Porteous to execution. Captain John Porteous, c. 1695 1736. Scottish soldier and Captain of the Edinburgh City or Town Guard. He was lynched by a mob during the Porteous Riots of 1736 for his part in the killing of innocent civilians while ordering the men under his command to quell a disturbance during a public hanging in the Grassmarket. From Cassell's Illustrated History of England, published c.1890.
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Album / Ken Welsh/Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group
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5433 x 3276 px | 50.9 MB
Print size:
46.0 x 27.7 cm | 18.1 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)
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