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Gordon Riots

1780年6月 · 51.51° N, 0.13° W

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1780年6月
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51.51° N, 0.13° W
Description
event in London in 1780
Cause
Papists Act 1778

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Gordon Riots

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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