Robert Catesby
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Robert Catesby 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
1794 portrait
A contemporary engraving of eight of the 13 conspirators, by Crispijn van de Passe; Catesby is second from right
William Parker, Baron Monteagle, by John de Critz, c. 1615
On 6 November 1605, the fugitives raided Warwick Castle for supplies.
Gunpowder (TV series)
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Gunpowder is a British three-part television historical drama produced by Kudos and Kit Harington's Thriker Films for BBC One. The three-part drama premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 21 Oct
Robert Catesby
…line died out with the younger Robert Catesby. Harington and co-creators Ronan Bennett and Daniel West, produced a three-part dramatization called Gunpowder with the BBC delving into Catesby's role as the mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot, with Harington himself starring as Catesby. Nicola Cornick's novel…
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Harington portrays Catesby