‘No Popery’ rioters viewed by Dr Samuel Johnson (left) on the streets of London, England, UK in 1780. It is from a Victorian history book of The 1780 Gordon Riots were an anti-Catholic reaction to 1778 Papists Act. Named for Lord George Gordon, president of Protestant Association. There were several days of rioting. Dr Samuel Johnson was an English writer, poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic and biographer.
‘No Popery’ rioters viewed by Dr Samuel Johnson (left) on the streets of London, England, UK in 1780. It is from a Victorian history book of The 1780 Gordon Riots were an anti-Catholic reaction to 1778 Papists Act. Named for Lord George Gordon, president of Protestant Association. House of Lords members such as Mansfield were attacked during a march for Gordon to present a petition to repeal the Act. Lord George Gordon, head of the Protestant Association, argued that the law would enable Catholics to join the British Army and plot treason. There were several days of rioting. Violence started on 2 June 1780, with the looting and burning of Catholic chapels in foreign embassies. The government sent in the army, resulting in an estimated 300–700 deaths. The main violence lasted until 9 June 1780. Samuel Johnson (1709–1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic and biographer.
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