ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Lord George Gordon

Lord George Gordon was a man who lived a long time ago in England. He was a member of a group of people called the Protestants, who had different beliefs about how to worship God than another group called the Catholics.

Lord George Gordon became very upset because he thought that the government was treating the Protestants unfairly. He wanted them to be treated better and to have more freedom. He decided to protest and gather a group of people together to march to the government buildings and ask for changes.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. The protest turned into a big riot and many people were hurt and buildings were damaged. Lord George Gordon was blamed for what happened and he was arrested and taken to jail.

In the end, Lord George Gordon was found guilty, and he was sent to prison for a long time. His protest did not work, but people remembered it as an important moment in history because it showed how people can speak up for what they believe in, even if it doesn't always work out the way they hope.