the Gordon riots
noun/ðə ˈɡɔːdn raɪəts/
/ðə ˈɡɔːrdn raɪəts/
[plural]- a series of violent disturbances that lasted for a week in 1780 in London, the most serious riots ever to occur in Britain. They started when a large group of people, led by Lord Gordon (1751-93), went to the House of Commons to protest against the Emancipation Act. They also attacked the Bank of England and Newgate prison, allowing prisoners to escape and cause more damage. The riots are described in Charles Dickens's novel Barnaby Rudge.
戈登暴动：1780年在伦敦持续了一周的一系列暴力骚乱，是英国有史以来最严重的暴动。他们始于以戈登勋爵（1751-93）为首的一大群人前往下议院抗议《解放法》。他们还袭击了英格兰银行和纽盖特监狱，使囚犯得以逃脱并造成更多损失。查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《巴纳比·拉奇》中描述了暴动。