Gordon Riots - Cultural References

Cultural References

Charles Dickens' 1841 novel Barnaby Rudge depicts the Gordon Riots and features Lord George in a prominent role.

In Bernard Cornwell's series of novels Sharpe, the protagonist Richard Sharpe's mother was killed during the riots when he was three.

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