Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671.[1] Described in an American source as a "noted bravo and desperado,"[2] he was also known for his attempt to kidnap and, later, to kill, his enemy James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond.
- ^ The official British Monarchy website, archived from the original on 27 January 1998
- ^ The New American Cyclopaedia: A popular dictionary of general knowledge, Volume 3, George Ripley, Charles A. Dana, 1859 (D Appleton & Company) pages 372 to 373