Thomas Blood

Thomas Blood
Visionary Head of Colonel Thomas Blood by William Blake, c. 1819
Born1618 (1618)
County Clare, Ireland
Died24 August 1680 (aged 61–62)
Westminster, London, England
Known forAttempted theft of the Crown Jewels of England

Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. Described in an American source as a "noted bravo and desperado," he was also known for his attempt to kidnap and, later, to kill, his enemy James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond.

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