Christopher Wright
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Christopher Wright was an English Catholic conspirator best known for his role in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Catholic conspirator
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person ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ambrose Rookwood
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Everard Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ Francis Tresham NERFINISHED ⓘ Guy Fawkes NERFINISHED ⓘ John Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Catesby NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Wintour NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Bates NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Wintour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1570 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1605-11-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St Peter's School, York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
Elizabethan era
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Jacobean era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Gunpowder Plot
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attempted assassination of King James I of England ⓘ plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed while resisting arrest ⓘ |
| movement | English Catholic recusants ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
besieged at Holbeche House by government forces
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fled London after discovery of the Gunpowder Plot ⓘ |
| opponent |
English Parliament
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James I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Protestant establishment in England ⓘ |
| participantIn | Gunpowder Plot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Holbeche House
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Staffordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Catholic ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Tuddhoe
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Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | John Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Gunpowder Plot