Gordon Riots — The Gordon Riots of 1780 were an anti Catholic protest against the Papists Act 1778. The Gordon Riots Charles Green The Popery Act 1698 had imposed a number of penalties and disabilities on Roman Catholics in England; the 1778 act eliminated some … Wikipedia
Gordon riots — The Gordon Riots, ein Gemälde von John Seymour Lucas (1849 1923) von 1879 (Dauerleihgabe der Art Gallery of New South Wales an den Supreme Court of New South Wales) Die Gordon Riots (dt. „Gordon Unruhen“), benannt nach Lord George Gordon, waren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gordon Riots — The Gordon Riots, ein Gemälde von John Seymour Lucas (1849–1923) von 1879 (Dauerleihgabe der Art Gallery of New South Wales an den Supreme Court of New South Wales) Die Gordon Riots (dt. „Gordon Unruhen“), benannt nach Lord George Gordon, waren… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Gordon Riots — • This agitation, so called from the head and spirit of the movement, Lord George Gordon, convulsed the metropolis of England from 2 June till 9 June, 1780 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Gordon Riots Gordon Riots … Catholic encyclopedia
Gordon Riots — Les Gordon Riots sont des émeutes anti catholiques, provoquant des dégâts très importants, qui se sont produites du 2 au 10 juin 1780 à Londres, . L exercice de la religion catholique était limité par les lois anglaises qui édic … Wikipédia en Français
Gordon riots — n [pl] a series of violent disturbances that lasted for a week in 1780 in London, England, the most serious riots ever to occur in Britain. They started when a large group of people, led by Lord Gordon (1751–93), went to the House of Commons to… … Universalium
The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) — The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland) I. IN THE UNITED STATES Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are … Catholic encyclopedia
Gordon, Lord George — (d. 1793) Polemicist. Gordon was born of an aristocratic Scottish family. He was a determined opponent of Roman Catholicism and in 1779 he became President of the Protestant Association. In 1778 the British Parliament had passed a Relief… … Who’s Who in Christianity
GORDON, GEORGE, LORD — (1757–1793), English proselyte. A younger son of the third duke of Gordon, he entered Parliament in 1774 but attracted little notice until 1779 when he became president of the United Protestant League which opposed measures in relief of Catholic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Gordon Lightfoot — Interlochen, Michigan (2009) Background information Birth name Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr … Wikipedia
