King Mob: The Story of Lord George Gordon and the Riots of 1780

By Christopher Hibbert

Book Overview

This is an account of the Gordon Riots, one of the most violent outbreaks of popular protest in British history. In 1780, Lord George Gordon MP led 50,000 people to present a petition calling for the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880293993
• ISBN13: 9780880293990
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.