Gordon Riots

Quand

juin 1780

Type

Émeute

Coordonnées

51.51° N, 0.13° W

Description

event in London in 1780

Cause

Papists Act 1778

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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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