Arthur Thistlewood
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Arthur Thistlewood was a radical English conspirator best known for leading the 1820 Cato Street plot to assassinate British government ministers.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English radical
ⓘ
person ⓘ political conspirator ⓘ |
| arrestedOn | 1820-02-23 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London radical clubs
ⓘ
Spencean Philanthropists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1774-12-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St Pancras Old Churchyard (unmarked grave) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| charge | high treason ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Lord Castlereagh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Sidmouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedOf | high treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1820-05-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| era | Regency era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executedBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executionMethod | hanging and posthumous beheading ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-monarchism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cato Street conspiracy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plot to assassinate British cabinet ministers in 1820 ⓘ |
| leaderOf | Cato Street conspirators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in the British Army in the West Indies ⓘ |
| movement | radicalism ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Thistlewood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | attempted seizure of a government arms depot as part of the Cato Street plot ⓘ |
| occupation |
conspirator
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British ruling class
ⓘ
Lord Liverpool's Tory government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOf | Arthur Thistlewood Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Cato Street plot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spa Fields riots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Cold Bath Fields Prison
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tower of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedAction | assassination of British cabinet ministers at a dinner in Grosvenor Square ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British radical politics ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trialLocation | Court of King's Bench, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfCatoStreetPlot | 1820 ⓘ |
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