The Green-Bag Inquiry, so called from a green bag full of documents of alleged seditions laid before parliament by Lord Sidmouth, was an inquiry held in 1817 by secret committees to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act and prohibit seditious meetings which were frequent at the time. Research Green-Bag Inquiry
Arthur Thistlewood was a British revolutionary. He was born in 1770 at Tupholme, Lincolnshire and died in 1820. After serving in the army abroad he returned to England, settled in London and joined other malcontents intent on revolution. In 1816 he was arrested for his part in an unsuccessful uprising, but was acquitted. Later he was imprisoned for challenging the home-secretary, Lord Sidmouth, to a duel. In 1820 he organised the Cato Street Conspiracy, was subsequently arrested, convicted and hanged for high-treason. Research Arthur Thistlewood
Henry Addington (ViscountSidmouth) was an English politician. He was born in 1757 and died in 1844. He entered parliament, in 1783, as a warm supporter of Pitt. He was elected speaker of the House of Commons in 1789, and in 1801 invited by the king to form an administration, chiefly signalized by the conclusion of the Peace of Amiens. He quarrelled with Pitt, whom he bitterly attacked. He was home secretary from 1812 until 1822, his repressive policy making him remarkably unpopular with the nation at large. He retired from official life in 1824. Research Henry Addington
HMS Sidmouth was a British Bangor Class minesweeper of about 665 tons displacement launched in 1941. HMS Sidmouth was powered by two 3-drum small tube type boilers providing a top speed of 16 knots. She carried a complement of 60 and was armed with one 3 inch anti-aircraft gun; two 20 mm anti-aircraft guns and four machine-guns. Research Sidmouth
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