John Thelwall
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Standard Name: Thelwall, John,, 1764 - 1834
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Friends, Associates | Anne Plumptre | Their friends included Eliza Fenwick
, Helen Maria Williams
, Susannah Taylor
, Mary Hays
, Amelia Opie
, Thomas Holcroft
, John Thelwall
, and other radicals. AP
supported Thelwall's local electioneering, and Ann Jebb |
| Other Life Event | Dorothy Wordsworth | Their lease may have been shortened because of the notorious episode (which began during their first month at Alfoxden) of the spying accusation. A visit from radical John Thelwall
, together with the Wordsworths' unconventional... |
| politics | Mary Tighe | MT
was a liberal Whig in political opinions. She celebrated the famous acquittal of Thomas Hardy
, John Thelwall
, and John Horne Tooke
of the charge of high treason in a sonnet Written on... |
Timeline
September 1794
Indictments against Thomas Hardy
, John Horne Tooke
, and John Thelwall
argued that proposals radically to limit the power of the king should rank as treason.
6 October 1794
A London grand jury found twelve accused radicals guilty of high treason. Lord Chief Justice Eyre had delivered them the charge.
August-September 1796
Political lectures given by the radical John Thelwall
at Norwich and King's Lynn were disrupted by gangs of sailors.