Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Catholic–Protestant sectarian violence

Sectarian violence and/or sectarian strife is a form of communal violence which is inspired by sectarianism, that is, discrimination, hatred or prejudice between different sects of a particular mode of an ideology or different sects of a religion within a nation/community. Religious segregation often plays a role in sectarian violence.

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  1. St Bartholomew's Day Massacre

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the infamous St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre in 1572 when the River Seine ran red with Protestant blood.

    27 November 2003

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    Featuring: Diarmaid MacCulloch, Mark Greengrass, Penny Roberts

     
  2. The Gordon Riots

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss why a Westminster protest against 'Popery' in June 1780 led to widespread rioting across London, lethally suppressed.

    2 May 2019

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    Featuring: Ian Haywood, Catriona Kennedy, Mark Knights