An Authentic History of the Cato-Street Conspiracy / With the trials at large of the conspirators, for high treason and murder, a description of their weapons and combustible machines, and every particular connected with the rise, progress, discovery, and termination of the horrid plot

The work reconstructs a foiled plot against high government figures, tracing its origins, organization, planned methods, discovery, and violent suppression. It reproduces trial proceedings and testimony at length, and includes detailed descriptions of arms, hand-grenades, and combustible devices seized, accompanied by portraits and engravings of the arrested men taken during their trials. Eyewitness accounts of the arrest scene and the capture of suspected conspirators are interwoven with editorial commentary that connects the conspiracy to perceived moral and religious decay. Final sections record sentences and executions and offer reflections on public order, loyalty, and the lessons drawn from the affair.