Did a failed 1820 plot end British revolutionary fantasies for a century?
In short: In 1820, conspirators met in a London stable to plan a massacre of the British cabinet. This video examines whether their hunger-driven, secular motives make them precursors to modern terrorism.
Professor Vic Gatrell explores the Cato Street Conspiracy, a plot to assassinate the British cabinet during dinner to spark a revolution. The group was driven by democratic and secular principles, as well as hunger.
The failure of this conspiracy had a profound long-term impact, effectively ending British revolutionary fantasies for the next hundred years.
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