What is the name of the 1780 London riots which were an anti-Catholic protest against the 1778 Papists Act?
Papists Act 1778 longer empowered to enter and enjoy the estate of his "papist" kinsman. The passing of this act was the occasion of the Gordon Riots (1780) in which the violence of the mob was especially directed against Lord Mansfield, who had objected to various prosecutions under the statutes now repealed. This Act remained on the statute book until it was repealed by the Promissory Oaths Act 1871 (c.48). Papists Act 1778 The Papists Act of 1778 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (18 George III c. 60) and was the first Act for Roman Catholic relief. Later in
Papists Act 1778 Papists Act 1778 The Papists Act of 1778 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain (18 George III c. 60) and was the first Act for Roman Catholic relief. Later in 1778 It was also enacted by the Parliament of Ireland. Before the Act, a number of "Penal laws" had been enacted in Britain and Ireland, which varied between the jurisdictions from time to time but effectively excluded those known to be Roman Catholics from public life. By this Act, an oath was imposed, which besides a declaration of loyalty to the reigning sovereign, contained an abjuration of