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This is an image of the Crown inn after the election riots, 1865

Life in Rotherham and Election Riots, 1865

History -  Key Stages 2 and 3
Citizenship - Key stages 3 and 4

This learning package has three parts focusing on life in Rotherham in Victorian Times and the election riots of 1865.

Part 1

This is a PDF document icon. Part 1 - Life for the Rich in Rotherham in 1865 (1.35 Mb)
This is a PDF document icon. Part 1 - Life for the Poor in Rotherham in 1865 (1.71 Mb)

Part 1 looks at the life of rich and poor people in Rotherham in 1865 through photographs and maps.

Part 2

This is a PDF document icon. Part 2 - Life in Rotherham in 1865 through Characters (1.32 Mb)

Part 2 looks at life for people in Rotherham in 1865 through characters and includes photographs, maps, census records, wills and details about occupations and houses.

Part 3

This is a PDF document icon. Part 3 - Rotherham Election Riots 1865 (520 Kb)

Part 3 looks at voting and the election riots in Rotherham in 1865 and includes a background to voting, party policies, police report on the riots and statements from the trial with questions and activities.

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