Cato Street Conspirators

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:conspiracy
gptkbp:are_part_of political unrest in Britain
gptkbp:arrested_for February 23, 1820
March 1820
February 1820
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Luddite_movement
Radicalism
anti-government sentiment
gptkbp:clinical_trial Cato Street Conspiracy trial
executed on May 1, 1820
gptkbp:convicted_of death by hanging
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
gptkb:songs
gptkb:artworks
academic studies
exhibitions
historical reenactments
historical novels
plays
public lectures
gptkbp:date 1820
gptkbp:depicted_in terrorists by the government
gptkbp:discovered_by government spies
gptkbp:events failed assassination attempt
gptkbp:faced harsh penalties
gptkbp:formed 1820
gptkbp:goal assassinate British cabinet members
gptkbp:government_response increased repression
gptkbp:has_been_accused_of conspiracy to assassinate government officials
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:post-Napoleonic_Wars_Britain
post-Napoleonic War Britain
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:government_records
newspaper articles
trial transcripts
letters and pamphlets
biographies of participants
gptkbp:historical_legacy influence on future political movements
gptkbp:historical_significance one of the last major conspiracies in Britain before the 19th century reforms
highlighted political tensions in early 19th century Britain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cato Street Conspirators
gptkbp:included gptkb:George_Edwards
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkb:William_Davidson
John Brunt
Thomas Dyer
Arthur Thistlewood
gptkbp:influenced British political landscape
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:French_Revolution
economic inequality
gptkbp:inspired future generations of activists
subsequent plots against the government
gptkbp:inspired_by economic distress
gptkbp:involved_in secret meetings
political activism
discussions of revolution
plotting against the government
gptkbp:is_designed_to to seize power
gptkbp:is_linked_to the Spencean Philanthropists
gptkbp:is_motivated_by gptkb:political_reforms
economic hardship
discontent with the ruling class
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:law_enforcement
gptkb:government_policies
gptkbp:is_portrayed_as gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:is_targeted_at gptkb:Viscount_Sidmouth
gptkb:Lord_Liverpool
other cabinet members
gptkbp:leadership Arthur Thistlewood
gptkbp:led_to increased surveillance of radicals
gptkbp:legacy influenced future radical movements
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
Cato Street, London
gptkbp:meets discontented workers
other radical groups
Cato Street, London
gptkbp:members Thistlewood, and others
gptkbp:movement Radicalism
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Thomas_Preston
gptkb:George_Edwards
gptkb:James_Watson
gptkb:William_Davidson
John Brunt
John Thistlewood
gptkbp:number_of_conspirators gptkb:27
gptkbp:number_of_members approximately 25
gptkbp:outcome execution of conspirators
execution of several members
gptkbp:planned_to_attack Cabinet ministers
gptkbp:public_perception viewed as terrorists by some
viewed as martyrs by others
gptkbp:public_reaction mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Peterloo_Massacre
gptkb:Birmingham_Political_Union
Spa Fields Riots
Luddite uprisings
March of the Blanketeers
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Chartist_movement
gptkbp:resulted_in executions
changes in public policy
increased government repression
gptkbp:targets gptkb:British_Cabinet
gptkbp:technique hanging
violent uprising
gptkbp:theory gptkb:conspiracy
gptkbp:uses propaganda to gain support
disguises during their meetings
weapons in their plot
gptkbp:was_executed_by gptkb:Tyburn
April 1, 1820
gptkbp:was_influenced_by Radical politics
gptkbp:was_involved_in the Cato Street Conspiracy
gptkbp:were_accused_of_plotting_against the monarchy
gptkbp:were_defended_by radical lawyers
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_larger_movement_for gptkb:political_reforms
gptkbp:were_part_of_a_network_of radical activists
gptkbp:were_tried_at gptkb:Old_Bailey
gptkbp:were_tried_for high treason
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trial_of_the_Cato_Street_Conspirators
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7