This event was supported by its namesake's Protestant Association, who opposed an act needed to increase the army's size during the American War of Independence.
The shopkeeper Ignatius Sancho described this event in letters to John Spink in which he bemoaned the "worse than Negro barbarity." This event's namesake later converted to Judaism and became Yisrael bar Avraham. This event resulted in John Wilkes losing popularity after he led soldiers stationed at a bank. During this event, a graffiti artist notoriously wrote the words "King Mob" on the wall of Newgate Prison. This event was supported by its namesake's Protestant Association, who opposed an act needed to increase the army's size during the American War of Independence. For 10 points, name these riots against the Catholic Relief Act that swept London in 1780.
The shopkeeper Ignatius Sancho described this event in letters to John Spink in which he bemoaned the "worse than Negro barbarity.
Gordon Riots