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2 unusual facts about Sacheverell riots


Sacheverell riots

The Sacheverell and Rebellion riots are regarded as the most serious instances of public disorder of the eighteenth century, until, perhaps, the anti-Catholic protests of 1780.

The Sacheverell riots and further disturbances in 1714 and 1715, led to the passing of the Riot Act.


Henry Sacheverell

This was the decree of the state, and it had the effect of making him a martyr in the eyes of the populace and (along with heavy taxes on Londoners) bringing about the first Sacheverell riots that year in London and the rest of the country, which included attacks on Presbyterian and other Dissenter places of worship, with some being burned down.


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