Book extract: ‘The sky was like blood’
May 17, 2018
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The story begins with violence: in the summer of 1780 London was the scene of the worst riots the city
London’s anti-Catholic riots were the bloodiest in British history
May 17, 2018
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This book extract explores the Gordon Riots of 1780, whipped up by anti-‘Papist’ hysteria