Thomas Percy (plotter)

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Thomas Percy (Born around 1560 (exact date not known), died November 8, 1605.) Related by birth to the House of Percy. One of the members of the Gunpowder Plot. Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berhick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Earl of Northumberland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 involved a desperate but failed attempt by a group of provincial English Catholic extremists to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy in one fell swoop by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening. ...

Not much is known of his early life beyond the fact that he attended Cambridge University in England, graduating in 1580. In 1591, he married Martha Wright, sister of Christopher Wright and aunt of John Wright, both later to become co-conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot. REDIRECT [1] ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Ethnicity... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Events June - Capture of Zutphen by the Dutch under Maurice of Nassau. ...

His second cousin, Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, employed Thomas as his agent, responsible for managing his estate; and later as Constable of Alnwick Castle. Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (1564 - 1632) is better known for the circles he moved in than for his own achievements. ... Alnwick Castle, from the east, across the pastures and the River Aln Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England. ...

In 1605, Thomas was recruited by Robert Catesby in the Gunpower plot. After the plan failed, he fled London, along with Catesby and Christopher Wright. Their hiding place, Holbech House in Staffordshire, was discovered by the Sheriff of Worcester. After refusing to surrender, Thomas and his co-conspirators were killed by gunfire from the Sheriff's men. Events April 13 - Tsar Boris Godunow dies - Feodor II accedes to the throne May 16 - Paul V becomes Pope June 1 - Russian troops in Moscow imprison Feodor II and his mother. ... Robert Catesby (1573- November 8, 1605), was the leader of a group of Catholic conspirators (the most notable of whom was Guy Fawkes) who endeavoured to blow up the Houses of Parliament in England in 1605. ... Staffordshire (abbreviated Staffs) is a landlocked county in the Midlands of England. ...