Gordon Riots

When

Jun 1780

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

51.51° N, 0.13° W

Description

event in London in 1780

Cause

Papists Act 1778

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Event in London in 1780

The Gordon Riots in London in 1780 involved several days of unrest and violence motivated by anti-Catholic sentiment. They began on 2 June 1780 with a large and orderly protest against the Papists Act 1778, which had somewhat reduced official discrimination against British Catholics enacted by the Popery Act 1698 . The Protestant Association, headed by Lord George Gordon, MP, noted that the law enabled Catholics to j…

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