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To effect this a "Protestant Association" was formed which organized demonstrations of the mob against the Catholics at
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Whether of his own motion, or prompted by others, he formed a "Protestant Association" in England.
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III (of 4) Justin McCarthy 1871
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Gordon was the most unfit to preside over a Protestant Association.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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This was his character before he became president of the Protestant Association, and it became still more evident as his popularity increased.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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The crime which the Crown would have fixed upon him is, that he assembled the Protestant Association round the House of Commons, not merely to influence and persuade Parliament by the earnestness of their supplications, but actually to coerce it by hostile, rebellious force; that, finding himself disappointed in the success of that coercion, he afterward incited his followers to abolish the legal indulgences to
Public Speaking Irvah Lester Winter
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After he was made head of the Protestant Association his violence seems to have increased.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Protestant Association, to disavow the riots, was in the house, and some talk occurred about expelling him, and committing him to the Tower.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Aided by the heads of the Protestant Association, he canvassed the capital and the neighbourhood; and by his exertions he quickly obtained 120,000 signatures to his petition.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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The grand aim of the Protestant Association was, indeed, to get up a monster petition, in order to procure the repeal of the late concessions to the Roman Catholics, This was the creature of Lord George
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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Moreover, it is clear that the principles of the Protestant Association were rather of a political than of a religious nature; or, at all events, it is certain that politics mingled themselves in the question.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria Edward Farr
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