Protestant fanatics then began these riots that lasted for several days, killing 300 people and burning 72 houses.
It occurred in response to a 1778 act that allowed Roman Catholics who rejected the authority of the pope to buy and inherit land, and also protected Catholic priests from imprisonment. A Protestant Association was formed and 60,000 people marched to the House of Commons in 1780 to present a petition against the Catholic Relief Act. Protestant fanatics then began these riots that lasted for several days, killing 300 people and burning 72 houses. FTP, identify these English anti-Catholic riots that were named after a Protestant religious agitator.
It occurred in response to a 1778 act that allowed Roman Catholics who rejected the authority of the pope to buy and inherit land, and also protected Catholic priests from imprisonment.
{Gordon} Riots