Arthur Thistlewood (1774–1 May 1820) was an English radical activist and conspirator in the Cato Street Conspiracy. He planned to murder the cabinet, but there was a spy and he was apprehended with 12 other conspirators. He killed a policeman during the raid. He was executed for treason.[1]
- ^ Oman, Charles (1922). "Arthur Thistlewood and Cato Street". The Unfortunate Colonel Despard, and Other Studies. New York: Burt Franklin. pp. 22–48.