A man with this surname visited Jerusalem in 1883, after which he proposed the Garden Tomb near Skull Hill as an alternative site for Golgotha.
A man with this surname visited Jerusalem in 1883, after which he proposed the Garden Tomb near Skull Hill as an alternative site for Golgotha. One of the first missions of the Royal Sussex Regiment attempted to rescue that man, but they arrived two days after his death. Reactions to an event led by a man with this surname devastated the popularity of John Wilkes. During that event, the message (*) "His Majesty, King Mob" was inscribed on the walls of a ransacked Newgate Prison. A man with this surname died during the Siege of Khartoum against the forces of the Mahdi in 1885, and another gave speeches opposing the Papists Act. For 10 points, give this surname of the British officer who led the Ever Victorious Army against the Taiping Rebellion and a man who inspired anti-Catholic riots against George III.
A man with this surname visited Jerusalem in 1883, after which he proposed the Garden Tomb near Skull Hill as an alternative site for Golgotha.
Gordon [accept George Gordon or Charles George "Chinese" Gordon] 