Anti-Catholic riots were a phenomenon, particularly in the English speaking world, which tended to accompany the lifting of legal sanctions against the Catholic minority in these countries.
Historian Linda Colley draws comparisons between anti-Catholic riots and witch hunts.
Examples of anti-Catholic riots included:
- Philadelphia Anti-Catholic Riots
- Bath, Maine anti-Catholic riot of 1854
- Gordon Riots in London
- 1969 Northern Ireland Riots
References
- Drury, Marjule Anne (March 2001). "Anti-Catholicism in Germany, Britain, and the United States: A Review and Critique of Recent Scholarship". Church History. 70 (1): 98–131. doi:10.2307/3654412. ISSN 1755-2613. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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