In 1780, the Gordon Riots took place over the course of several days in London. The riots were led by Lord George Gordon, who was the head of the Protestant Association. The riots began in direct protest of the Papists Act of 1778, which was intended to stop the discrimination of Catholic citizens. This whole riot situation was very interesting for me to learn about, and was the best part of the book. I had already known about the lack of response from monarchs at the time, as well as the origin of the hatred between the two groups. I had never heard of this specific riot, so I learned a great deal from this book.

To be completely honest, the only reason I picked this book up to read is that I am trying to get through my unread things before I move so I can downsize. As an American living in America currently, I am so sick of any topic revolving around religion and discrimination, I cannot stand it. I would not have read this book right now solely based on that, but I am glad that I buckled down and read it. It was well researched and well written. I enjoy Antonia Fraser and her works, so I knew I would not be disappointed in the book, and I wasn't. If you want to know more about the Gordon Riots, or the division between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland and the UK, this is a good book to help you along in that.