| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
On 23 February 1820 a group of radicals were arrested in Cato Street off the Edgware Road in London. They were within 60 minutes of setting out to assassinate the British cabinet. Five of the conspirators were subsequently executed and another five were transported for life to Australia. The plotters were a mixture of English, Scottish and Irish tradesmen, and one was a black Jamaican. They were motivated by a desire to avenge the `Peterloo' massacre and intended to declare a republic, which they believed would encourage popular risings in London and across Britain. This volume of essays uses contemporary reports by Home Office spies and informers to assess the seriousness of the conspiracy. This book explains the conspiracy, and why you have never heard of it. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820.
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Cato Street Conspiracy (1820) |
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Great Britain -- History -- 1800-1837.
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Great Britain. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1837 |
| Subject |
Revolutionaries -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
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Revolutionaries. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
| Subject |
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1800-1837.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1800-1899 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
McElligott, Jason, 1972- editor.
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Conboy, Martin, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781526144997 electronic book |
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1526144999 electronic book |
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