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*1778 The Parliament of Great Britain enacted the [[w:Papists Act 1778|Papists Act 1778]], the first Act for Roman Catholic Relief, reversing some of the penalties imposed in [[w:Popery Act 1698|Popery Act 1698]].
*1780 The [[w:Gordon Riots|Gordon Riots]], an anti-Catholic uprising against the act of 1778, which became an excuse for widespread rioting and looting.
*1791 [[w:Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford|Frederick North]], the 5th Earl of Guilford, a lifelong philhellene, converted to the Eastern Orthodox Church and became an ardent adherent.<ref group="note">In 1824 North established the [[w:Ionian Academy|Ionian Academy]] on the island of Corfu, which was under British control. It was the first University to be established in Modern Greece.</ref>
==United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801-1927)==
