Editing Gordon Riots (section)

== Aftermath ==
30 of those captured were hanged for their involvement in the riots. Lord Gordon was tried for treason, among other things, but he was acquitted, whilst Brakley Kennet, Lord Mayor of London, was found guilty of criminal negligence for failing to make use of the riot act and fined £1000. The riots also resulted in the Bank of England starting a tradition where they kept an armed contingent of soldiers on guard in case of another riot. In the bigger picture, the Gordon Riots resulted in a wider discussion into the creation of a proper police force, which had previously been rejected as absolutist (fascist), and resulted in the breakdown of peace talks with the Catholic Spain, who refused to pull out of the American War of Independence after hearing of Britain's failure to protect Catholics during the riots.