The Radicals Unmasked and Outwitted; or, The Thistle Uprooted in Cato-field / With an Engraving of the Radical Parliament.
- Title
- The Radicals Unmasked and Outwitted; or, The Thistle Uprooted in Cato-field / With an Engraving of the Radical Parliament.
- Description
- An anti‑radical poem, published in 1820, celebrating the discovery and arrest of a group of revolutionary radicals. In February of that year, the group plotted to assassinate Prime Minister Lord Liverpool and his cabinet as a first step toward overthrowing the government. The conspirators had been involved in earlier riots and were motivated by outrage over the Peterloo Massacre and the repressive Six Acts—legislation aimed at quelling dissent through measures such as banning “seditious” meetings and taxing pamphlets to restrict radical ideas. The pamphlet attacks prominent radical politicians and activists, and warns against the conspirators’ violent aims. Its coloured frontispiece by George Cruikshank vividly depicts the conspirators preparing for revolution.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Printed by R. Gray; Published by G. Greenland
- Date
- 1820
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Century
- 19th
- Subject
- Political satire
- Cato Street Conspiracy