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View of rioters setting fire to Newgate Prison, London, 1780. This riot formed part of the Gordon Riots. Lord George Gordon, a retired navy lieutenant, was strongly opposed to proposals for Catholic Emancipation. On 2nd June, 1780, Gordon led a crowd of 50,000 people to the House of Commons to present a petition for the repeal of the 1778 Roman Catholic Relief Act. This demonstration turned into a riot and for the next five days many Catholic chapels and private houses were destroyed.

Location Guildhall Art Gallery Metropolitan Archives (City of London)

Unique Identifier ART304689

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5050px × 3459px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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18th century CE

Georgian and Regency (1715-1837)