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Sunday, January 02, 2005
Catesby
Monarchist Contributor: Canadian Gentleman and PhD Economist residing in Ottawa, Ontario. Joined the Monarchist in May 2005.
Robert Catesby (1573-1605), English Conspirator and Charismatic Leader of the Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby came from an old midlands family. His ancestors had been famous as politicians. Due to his father's strong Catholic loyalties the family suffered greatly. Robert was born in 1573 and it seems conformed to the state religion. He studied at Gloucester Hall, Oxford in 1586 and married Catherine Leigh-a wealthy Protestant girl (a protestant related to the important Spenser family) when he was nineteen (1593). His wife Catherine Leigh and their oldest son (William) died a few years after their marriage in 1598. His Second son Robert survived. Catesby's house Morecrofts in Uxbridge became a haven for priests. His father also died in 1598. It is believed that his grief turned him into a stronger supporter of the Catholic faith. Catesby already suspect by the government was imprisoned in 1596 as a possible suspect in action leading to the illness of the queen. Involvement in the Essex rebellion (Feb. 8 1601) cost him a fine of 3,000 pounds. Later Catesby joined other Catholics such as Henry Garnet in the Spanish Treason. Catesby possessed a wild and reckless nature and was a popular man. He was known as a good swordsman and was a part of elite court circles. Father Tesimond described him as being over six feet tall with noble and expressive countenance and manners and with an impressive dignity. He traveled the countryside as did many Catholics protecting priests as they traveled from safe house to safe house. Catesby's house in Lambeth was first headquarters of the plot and was used for the initial storage of powder. He was the originator of plot. His mother's 1st cousin (Elizabeth) was wife of Sir Walter Raleigh. Robert Catesby was killed at the shoot out at Holbeach House Nov. 8 1605 along with Thomas Percy (with the same bullet) While professing dedication to God and Church to the end Catesby was primarily a leader of a Catholic political elite which was equally dedicated to obtaining wealth and power through the defeat of the King, the Government and the State Church. (His body was buried at Holbeach but was later dug up and his head brought to Westminster for display)
See: Gunpowder Plot Society
Biography Links: Spartacus; Tudor Place; Britannia
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 12:03 a.m. | LINKS |
Monarchist Contributor: Canadian Gentleman and PhD Economist residing in Ottawa, Ontario. Joined the Monarchist in May 2005.
Robert Catesby (1573-1605), English Conspirator and Charismatic Leader of the Gunpowder Plot
Robert Catesby came from an old midlands family. His ancestors had been famous as politicians. Due to his father's strong Catholic loyalties the family suffered greatly. Robert was born in 1573 and it seems conformed to the state religion. He studied at Gloucester Hall, Oxford in 1586 and married Catherine Leigh-a wealthy Protestant girl (a protestant related to the important Spenser family) when he was nineteen (1593). His wife Catherine Leigh and their oldest son (William) died a few years after their marriage in 1598. His Second son Robert survived. Catesby's house Morecrofts in Uxbridge became a haven for priests. His father also died in 1598. It is believed that his grief turned him into a stronger supporter of the Catholic faith. Catesby already suspect by the government was imprisoned in 1596 as a possible suspect in action leading to the illness of the queen. Involvement in the Essex rebellion (Feb. 8 1601) cost him a fine of 3,000 pounds. Later Catesby joined other Catholics such as Henry Garnet in the Spanish Treason. Catesby possessed a wild and reckless nature and was a popular man. He was known as a good swordsman and was a part of elite court circles. Father Tesimond described him as being over six feet tall with noble and expressive countenance and manners and with an impressive dignity. He traveled the countryside as did many Catholics protecting priests as they traveled from safe house to safe house. Catesby's house in Lambeth was first headquarters of the plot and was used for the initial storage of powder. He was the originator of plot. His mother's 1st cousin (Elizabeth) was wife of Sir Walter Raleigh. Robert Catesby was killed at the shoot out at Holbeach House Nov. 8 1605 along with Thomas Percy (with the same bullet) While professing dedication to God and Church to the end Catesby was primarily a leader of a Catholic political elite which was equally dedicated to obtaining wealth and power through the defeat of the King, the Government and the State Church. (His body was buried at Holbeach but was later dug up and his head brought to Westminster for display) See: Gunpowder Plot Society
Biography Links: Spartacus; Tudor Place; Britannia
POSTED BY: The Monarchist AT 12:03 a.m. | LINKS |
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