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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Thistlewood canonical | 7 |
| Arthur Thistlewood Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10119171 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Thistlewood Context triple: [Cato Street Conspiracy, participant, Arthur Thistlewood]
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A.
Ambrose Rookwood
Ambrose Rookwood was an English Catholic conspirator executed in 1606 for his role in the failed Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
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B.
Mr. Furnival
Mr. Furnival is a prominent London barrister in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Orley Farm," known for his legal skill, social ambition, and complex personal life.
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C.
Jabez Snow
Jabez Snow was a colonial New Englander of early Plymouth descent, known primarily as a descendant of Mayflower passenger Constance Hopkins.
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D.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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E.
Edward Pryse
Edward Pryse was a 19th-century Welsh Liberal politician and landowner who represented Cardiganshire in Parliament and held prominent local offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arthur Thistlewood Target entity description: Arthur Thistlewood was a radical English conspirator best known for leading the 1820 Cato Street plot to assassinate British government ministers.
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A.
Ambrose Rookwood
Ambrose Rookwood was an English Catholic conspirator executed in 1606 for his role in the failed Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
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B.
Mr. Furnival
Mr. Furnival is a prominent London barrister in Anthony Trollope’s novel "Orley Farm," known for his legal skill, social ambition, and complex personal life.
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C.
Jabez Snow
Jabez Snow was a colonial New Englander of early Plymouth descent, known primarily as a descendant of Mayflower passenger Constance Hopkins.
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D.
Bartholomew Allerton
Bartholomew Allerton was a child passenger on the Mayflower and the son of Plymouth Colony settler Isaac Allerton, making him part of the early English Pilgrim community in New England.
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E.
Edward Pryse
Edward Pryse was a 19th-century Welsh Liberal politician and landowner who represented Cardiganshire in Parliament and held prominent local offices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English radical
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person ⓘ political conspirator ⓘ |
| arrestedOn | 1820-02-23 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
London radical clubs
ⓘ
Spencean Philanthropists ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1774-12-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Arnold, Nottinghamshire
|
| burialPlace |
St Pancras Old Churchyard (unmarked grave)
ⓘ
linked to:
St Pancras Old Churchyard, London
|
| charge | high treason ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Lord Castlereagh
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh
Lord Sidmouth ⓘ |
| convictedOf | high treason ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1820-05-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| era | Regency era ⓘ |
| executedBy |
United Kingdom government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
|
| executionMethod | hanging and posthumous beheading ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-monarchism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Cato Street conspiracy
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato Street Conspiracy
plot to assassinate British cabinet ministers in 1820 ⓘ |
| leaderOf |
Cato Street conspirators
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato Street Conspiracy
|
| mannerOfDeath | execution by hanging ⓘ |
| militaryService | served in the British Army in the West Indies ⓘ |
| movement | radicalism ⓘ |
| name | Arthur Thistlewood ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Liverpool ministry
|
| parentOf |
Arthur Thistlewood Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Arthur Thistlewood
|
| participantIn |
Cato Street plot
ⓘ
linked to:
Cato Street Conspiracy
Spa Fields riots ⓘ |
| penalty | death ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Cold Bath Fields Prison
ⓘ
Tower of London ⓘ |
| plannedAction | assassination of British cabinet ministers at a dinner in Grosvenor Square ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | British radical politics ⓘ |
| residence | London, England ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan Wilkinson ⓘ |
| trialLocation |
Court of King's Bench, London
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linked to:
Court of King’s Bench
|
| yearOfCatoStreetPlot | 1820 ⓘ |
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Subject: Arthur Thistlewood Description of subject: Arthur Thistlewood was a radical English conspirator best known for leading the 1820 Cato Street plot to assassinate British government ministers.
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linked to: Arthur Thistlewood