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Cato Street conspiracy
Cato Street conspiracy. A plot to murder Lord Liverpool's cabinet at dinner at Lord Harrowby's house in February 1820 was led by Arthur Thistlewood, a former army officer and a follower of the agrarian communist Thomas Spence. It was the culmination of a series of conspiracies to overthrow the government and achieve democratic reform in the period after 1816. The plotters were betrayed by a government spy and arrested as they assembled in a stable in Cato Street. Thistlewood and four fellow-conspirators were executed on May Day, 1820.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CatoStreetconspiracy.html JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-CatoStreetconspiracy.html |
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Cato Street conspiracy
Cato Street conspiracy A plot to murder Lord Liverpool's cabinet at dinner in February 1820 was led by Arthur Thistlewood, a follower of the agrarian communist Thomas Spence. The plotters were betrayed by a government spy and arrested as they assembled in a stable in Cato Street. Thistlewood and four fellow‐conspirators were executed on May Day, 1820.
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JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CatoStreetconspiracy.html JOHN CANNON. "Cato Street conspiracy." A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O43-CatoStreetconspiracy.html |
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Cato Street Conspiracy
Cato Street Conspiracy a plot by a group of conspirators led by Arthur Thistlewood (1770–1820) to assassinate participants at a cabinet dinner given by Lord Harrowby in February 1820, as a preliminary to revolution. The attempt failed, and Thistlewood and four of his accomplices were hanged.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cato Street Conspiracy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cato Street Conspiracy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-CatoStreetConspiracy.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Cato Street Conspiracy." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-CatoStreetConspiracy.html |
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Cato Street Conspiracy
Cato Street Conspiracy see Thistlewood, Arthur . |
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"Cato Street Conspiracy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cato Street Conspiracy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-CatoStre.html "Cato Street Conspiracy." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-CatoStre.html |
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Thistlewood, Arthur
Thistlewood, Arthur See CATO STREET CONSPIRACY.
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"Thistlewood, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Thistlewood, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ThistlewoodArthur.html "Thistlewood, Arthur." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-ThistlewoodArthur.html |
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