Spenceans.

__**The Spenceans**__


 * Small, extremist group active in London - 1815 and 1820.
 * Leaders: Arthur Thistlewood (farmer), Evans (Thinker and Writer), Preston (Shoemaker) and two doctors, a father and son both named James Watson.
 * Drew ideas and inspiration from revolutionary from revolutionary writer [|Thomas Spence.]
 * Wanted a utopian society 'Spensonia' where private property will be confiscated, land nationalised and Britain will be transformed into a republic where everybody has equal rights.
 * Spence supported using violence to overthrow the elite.
 * Most extreme protest movements: Cato Street Conspiracy of 1820.