I decided to read some more about the Gordon Riots after reading Barnaby Rudge. It was a major event in British history, yet due to it being overshadowed by the American wa of Independence and the French revolution around the same period it's not really known about or taught except for historians. This looked to be the most recent book written on the topic and looked interesting.

The structure is very nice to this book. Largely chronological, each chapter has a very specific purpose, each is also written by a different author. This has several results; there's very little repetition throughout this book which is a common problem I've found in non fiction books, and each chapter is clearly meticulously researched, and each author clearly has a passion for the specific topic which I imagine is a lot harder when writing the entire book yourself. The downside of this, and I do imagine it's related, is the chapter covering the actual events during the riot is a little light, where's the causes and impacts are extremely well covered. I'm going to read more on this soon hopefully when I exchange this book with my friend for her copy of King Mob