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The Pub That Stopped a London Riot With a Round of Free Drinks

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In June 1780, thousands of rioters marched across Hampstead Heath, torches in hand, heading for Kenwood House. The innkeeper at The Spaniards Inn watched them come. Then he opened the taps and told everyone the drinks were free.

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