Joseph Priestley and the 1791 Birmingham Riots

During his eleven years in Birmingham, the preachings and writings of Joseph Priestley brought him into opposition to the Church and King. This had major ramifications for the co-discoverer of oxygen, his friends, and the City of Birmingham.

Picture credits:
Fair Hill Riot: Johann Eckstein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Priestley at desk: Old and New Birmingham, R. K. Dent, 1880, p211 via Archive.Org
Priestley (black and white portrait) Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Cavendish: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Withering: Carl Frederik von Breda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Darwin: Joseph Wright of Derby, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Watt: Carl Frederik von Breda, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Keir: engraving by W. H. Worthington after L. de Longastre., CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Boulton: Line engraving by W. Sharp, 1801, after Sir W. Beechey, 1799, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Wedgwood: Science History Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Fox: Anton Hickel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
George III: Johann Zoffany, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A Word of Comfort: British Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Varennes: Thomas Falcon Marshall (1818-1878), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Dr Phlogiston: British Museum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Bastille: Jean-Pierre Houël, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Ticket. Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
New Meeting House: Drawn by P.H. Witton, Jr. Engraved by William Ellis., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Priestley backgammon: Ernest Board, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Fair Hill Ruins: Drawn by P.H. Witton Jnr. ; Engraved by Wm. Ellis. sciencemuseumgroup Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence
Riots (old meeting house burning): Old and New Birmingham, R. K. Dent, 1880, p223 via Archive.Org
Price: Benjamin West, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
New College: unknown author, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
William Priestley cartoon: James Sayers, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Russell: Unknown artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Priestley (oval framed) Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Northumberland, PA: Joseph Priestley, F. W. Gibbs, 1965, p212
Priestley House, PA: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons