The Gordon Riots of 1780 were several days of rioting based on anti-Catholic feeling. They began with a massive and orderly protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics. The protest evolved into riots and widespread looting and resulted in the burning of Newgate Prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London, England. Painted on the wall of Newgate prison was the proclamation that the inmates had been freed by the authority of "His Majesty, King Mob", a term "King Mob" aft
The Gordon Riots of 1780 were several days of rioting based on anti-Catholic feeling. They began with a massive and orderly protest in London against the Papists Act of 1778, which was intended to reduce official discrimination against British Catholics. The protest evolved into riots and widespread looting and resulted in the burning of Newgate Prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey just inside the City of London, England. Painted on the wall of Newgate prison was the proclamation that the inmates had been freed by the authority of "His Majesty, King Mob", a term "King Mob" afterwards denoted an unruly and fearsome proletariat.
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Location: Newgate Prison, London, England
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