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Most Destructive Riot in London? You Betcha


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But have you heard about the Gordon Riots and the Newgate Prison liberation? Me either until recently! Britain's history with religion and persecution of "the other" has been long documented, but it was news to me that a riot was triggered by the House of Commons trying to lessen restrictions on the Catholics. While you would assume most people involved in the riots would be staunch Protestants that were anti-catholic, there were mostly working class members in the actual 40,000-60,000 group of rioters. In this episode, I talk about 3 individuals that you wouldn't think about being major actors in the riot, specifically because two of them were former slaves from the American colonies-- John Glover and Benjamin Bousey. The third individual, Charlotte Gardiner, was the only one of the three hanged for her crimes, which was the fate many fell to before the expansion of prisons and sentencing, and she seemed like a force to reckon with. 

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