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Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated at Oxford University. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and presumably to avoid swearing the Oath of Supremacy he left college before taking his degree.
Robert Catesby (born 1573, Lapworth, Warwickshire, Eng.—died Nov. 8, 1605, Holbeche House, Staffordshire) was the chief instigator of the Gunpowder Plot, a Roman Catholic conspiracy to blow up King James I and the English Parliament on Nov. 5, 1605.
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Robert Catesby (1573–1605), a man of "ancient, historic and distinguished lineage", was the inspiration behind the plot. He was described by contemporaries as "a good-looking man, about six feet tall, athletic and a good swordsman".
Apr 29, 2021 · The ring leader of the conspiracy was Sir Robert Catesby, a fiercely Catholic nobleman. A gang was carefully assembled consisting of Catesby, Christopher and John Wright, Robert and Thomas Winter (aka Wintour), Thomas Percy, and Thomas Bates.
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- The Gunpowder Plot was a plan by pro-Catholic conspirators to blow up the English Parliament in 1605 and kill King James I of England. Guy Fawkes w...
- The 1605 Gunpowder Plot was led by pro-Catholic conspirators. The ring leader of the conspiracy was Sir Robert Catesby but the most famous name in...
- Guy Fawkes' real name was Guido Fawkes.
- The Catholic Lord Mounteagle received a cryptic letter warning him not to go to Parliament. Mounteagle gave this letter to Robert Cecil who showed...
- After the Gunpowder Plot was discovered, the ring leader Robert Caseby was killed in a shoot-out with the authorities. Guy Fawkes was tried for tre...
May 20, 2024 · The leader of the plot, Robert Catesby, together with his four coconspirators— Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes—were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James’s refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics.
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- The Gunpowder Plot was the conspiracy of a group of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen, and his eldest son o...
- The Gunpowder Plot was the result of King James I's refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics. The leaders of the plot planned to mur...
- With the Gunpowder Plot thwarted, Robert Catesby, Thomas Percy, and John Wright fled and were killed in Staffordshire. Other conspirators, includin...
- After the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, laws against Roman Catholics were immediately increased in severity, a setback that hampered religious tol...
Jan 16, 2022 · Robert Catesby was a wealthy and influential Catholic who led the Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and restore Catholicism in 1605. Learn about his life, family, education, marriage, religion and role in the plot.
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Dec 19, 2017 · Learn about the historical events and characters of The Gunpowder Plot, a planned attack to bomb the English Parliament in 1605. Find out what happened to Robert Catesby, the mastermind behind the plot, and Guy Fawkes, the one who was caught with the gunpowder.
