Prince Rupert
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Prince Rupert was the foremost Royalist military commander in the English Civil War. Prince Rupert was very much a cavalry soldier and the Royalists may have lost the war a lot sooner had it not been for his military ability. Prince Rupert was born in 1619. He was
Archbishop William Laud
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Archbishop William Laud was one of the senior advisors to Charles I. William Laud was a loyal supporter of the king but Laud was to pay for this loyalty with his life. William Laud was born in 1573 in Reading, Berkshire. His father was a wealthy clothing merchant.
John Gerard
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John Gerard was a key religious figure in late Elizabethan and Stuart England. John Gerard was very much known to the Gunpowder conspirators of 1605 and it was Gerard who blessed the original group of conspirators at a house he rented in London. John Gerard was born on
Thomas Wintour
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Thomas Wintour was one of the conspirators in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – the attempt to kill James I and as many members of Parliament as was possible. Thomas Wintour paid for his role in the plot when on a cold January morning in 1606 he was executed.
Thomas Percy
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Thomas Percy was one of the conspirators associated with the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – the attempt to kill James I and as many in Parliament as was possible. Thomas Percy was killed at Holbeche House and therefore escaped the fate that fell to those who were caught – being
Everard Digby
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Everard Digby was one of the conspirators in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – the attempt by Catholics to kill James I and as many members of Parliament as was possible. Everard Digby was caught and executed. The exact date of Everard Digby’s birth is not known. It many
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
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In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place in which some Catholics, most famously Guy Fawkes, plotted to blow up James I, the first of the Stuart kings of England. The story is remembered each November 5th when ‘Guys’ are burned in a celebration known as “Bonfire Night”.
Lionel Cranfield
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Lionel Cranfield became Lord Treasurer in the reign of James I. Cranfield was seen as a reformist in royal financial matters but he made many enemies, was successfully impeached and went into political obscurity. Cranfield was born in 1575/76. His father, Thomas, was a merchant so Cranfield was
Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon was born on January 22nd, 1561, at York House, Strand, London. By the standards of the time Bacon had a privileged upbringing. His father was Sir Nicolas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal. Between 1573 and 1576, Bacon studied at Trinity College, Cambridge. Between 1576 and
Sir Edward Coke
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Sir Edward Coke was born on February 1st, 1552. Coke was educated at Norwich Grammar School and went to Trinity College, Cambridge. Coke trained as a lawyer and he was called to the Bar in 1578. By 1594, under the patronage of Lord Burghley (Coke had married Burghley’s grand