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On this day in 1820, a gang plotted to murder the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet. Unfortunately for them, they had been infiltrated by a government agent, who was relaying the plot to his masters all along...

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References

'The Cato Street Conspiracy', article published by nationalarchives.gov.uk - https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/rights/cato.htm

'The Cato Street Conspiracy', article written by Alan Smith, published by History Today - https://www.historytoday.com/archive/cato-street-conspiracy

'To kill the cabinet: The Cato Street Conspiracy', article written by Roger Hermiston, published by History Extra - https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/what-when-why-cato-street-conspiracy-guy-fawkes-plot-murder-revolution-britain/