Robert Catesby (1573 – November 18, 1605), born in Lapworth, Warwickshire, or possibly in Northamptonshire, to a strongly Roman Catholic family, was the leader of a group of Roman Catholic conspirators (the most notable of whom was Guy Fawkes) who endeavoured to blow up the Houses of Parliament in England in 1605. Unfortunately for Catesby, the Gunpowder Plot was uncovered and the barrels of gunpowder defused before any damage was done. Year 1573 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1605 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... A painting of Guy Fawkes with House of Parliament in the background. ... “Houses of Parliament†redirects here. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan 967 Area... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Following the discovery of the plot, Catesby and the other conspirators fled to the Midlands. He died three days after the discovery of the plot at Holbeach House in Staffordshire during a shoot-out with officers sent to arrest him. The midlands of a territory are its central regions. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. ...
Before the Gunpowder Plot, Catesby was involved with Robert Devereux in the failed attempt to remove Elizabeth I from power in 1601. He was not executed because of his small role, but heavily fined costing him his manor house in Chastleton. Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (10 November 1566 – 25 February 1601), favourite of Queen Elizabeth I of England, is the best-known of the many holders of the title Earl of Essex. ... Elizabeth I redirects here. ... Chastleton House (photo by Philip Halling) Chastleton is a Cotswolds village in Oxfordshire, England. ...
Catesby's father had spent a significant part of his life imprisoned for offences related to his Catholic faith.
Catesby, who is said to have behaved with great courage and determination, escaped the fate of Essex with a ruinous fine, from which his estates never recovered.
Catesby, then, had been acquainted with Garnet since the close of Elizabeth's reign, and probably since his conversation, for he was a visitor at the house of the Vauxes and Brookesbys, with whom Garnet lived as chaplain.
Catesby's answer calmed the Father's fears for the time, but still at their next meeting Garnet thought well to read to him the pope's prohibition of violent courses, which Blackwell was about to publish.
of Sir William Catesby of Lapworth in Warwickshire, a prominent recusant who was a descendant of Sir William Catesby, speaker of the House of Commons in 1484, executed by Henry VII.
On receiving the news of the letter on the 28th, Catesby exhibited extraordinary coolness and fortitude, and refused to abandon the attempt, hoping that the government might despise the warning and still neglect precautions; and his confidence was strengthened by Fawkes's report that nothing in the cellar had been touched or tampered with.
He had married Catherine, daughter of Thomas Leigh of Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, and left one son, Robert, who inherited that part of the family estate which had been settled on Catesby's mother and was untouched by the attainder, and who is said to have married a daughter of Thomas Percy.
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