'The Cato Street ', 1820. Artist: George Cruikshank

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'The Cato Street ', 1820. Three Bow Street officers have entered the loft above the stable; the foremost, Richard Smithers, is stabbed with a sword by Arthur Thistlewood; the other conspirators leap to their feet and attempt to escape. The conspiracy involved a plan to assassinate the British Cabinet.

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