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Old and New London
… against whom he chiefly directed his attack was Dr. Joseph Priestley. His published writings are very numerous, and a … of the Eighteenth Century." His "Seventeen Letters to Dr. Priestley" was regarded by the friends of the Church as "a …
Old and New London
… Victory at AgincourtTrial of 480 Persons concerned in the Riots on "Evil May-day"Edward Stafford, Duke of …
Old and New London
… of speaking to." During the first two nights of the Gordon Riots, the King sat up with some of the general officers in …
Old and New London
… militia, during the alarm and panic caused by the Gordon riots. A print is extant which shows the long line of tents …
Old and New London
… from one of those political meetings when the 'mug-house riots' were at their height. Such was the disturbed condition …
Old and New London
… by Mr. T. Raikes, in his "Diary." In the early Reform riots, a mob ran violently into Downing Street and rushed up …
The Apprenticeship of a Mountaineer
… headache, shivering sensations, etc. Yesterday some bread riots took place in Whitechapel and the mob did a …