A Quote by Peter Ackroyd

Rioting has always been a London tradition. It has been since the early Middle Ages. There's hardly a spate of years that goes by without violent rioting of one kind or another. They happen so frequently that they are almost part of London's texture.

Peter Ackroyd

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Peter Ackroyd
British - Novelist
Born: October 5, 1949

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