XJF448248 Riotous Assembly outside the Parliament House on the introduction of the Excise Scheme, illustration from \'The People\'s History of England\' by Cassell, Petter & Galpin, published c.1890 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prime Minister Robert Walpole (1676-1745) attempted to introduce an excise tax in 1733 that led to widescale rioting, including mobs invading the house of commons; Walpole was forced to withdraw his proposal;); English, out of copyright.