Kentish Fire
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Kentish Fire is vehement and prolonged derisive cheering. The practice is so called from indulgence in it in Kent
at meetings to oppose the Catholic Emancipation Bill (when passed, the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829).
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
at meetings to oppose the Catholic Emancipation Bill (when passed, the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829).