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SYMHC Classics: The Cato Street Conspiracy

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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Thistlewood's Plan to Assassinate the Cabinet

After the peterloo massacre, thistlewood started planning to assassinate the entirety of the prime minister's cabinet. Thistlewood considered figuring out a way to troy the cabinet without the convenience of a state dinner. The plan was to go to grosvenor square with a note for the earl, and then, once a servant had opened the door, kill all the servants in the household.

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