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Francis Tresham (c. 1567 – 23 December 1605) was a member of the group of English provincial Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate King James I of England.
Jan 16, 2022 · Francis Tresham was the first son, and oldest of eleven children of Sir Thomas Tresham of Rushton, Northamptonshire and Muriel Throckmorton, daughter of Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton, Warwickshire. Francis was descended from a long line of respected ancestors.
Dec 19, 2011 · The day Francis Tresham sat down and wrote a letter to his brother-in-law, he could hardly have guessed what a momentous impact his words would have on every schoolboy and girl in Britain for the next 300 years and more.
Francis Tresham was a Catholic and a cousin of Robert Catesby, one of the conspirators of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605. He claimed to have tried to stop the plot and wrote a warning letter to his brother-in-law, Lord Monteagle, but was arrested and died in the Tower.
Nov 6, 2023 · The chief suspect is Francis Tresham, the last man recruited in the Gunpowder Plot. Tresham had had reservations about the Plot, doubting whether such a loss of life was justified. His sister was also married to Lord Monteagle – another reason why Tresham may wish to have spared Monteagle.
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Mar 16, 2024 · Francis Tresham was one of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators. He was a cousin of the chief conspirator, Robert Catesby (their mothers were sisters) and had taken part in previous Catholic...
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Francis Tresham ( c. 1567 – 23 December 1605) was a member of the group of English provincial Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a conspiracy to assassinate King James I of England.
