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Thomas Blood.
Irish-born Colonel best known for attempting to steal the Crown Jewels
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About Thomas Blood
Thomas Allen Blood was an Anglo-Irish army 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, the 1st Duke of Ormond.
Everything about Thomas Blood →- Occupation
- soldier, colonel, adventurer
- Citizenship
- Ireland
- Born
- 1618
- Died
- August 23, 1680, August 28, 1680