Robert Wintour
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| Robert Winter | |
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| Born | 1565 |
| Died | January 30, 1606) England London |
| Penalty | hanging, drawing and quartering |
| Parents | George Wintour of Droitwich, Worcestershire |
Robert Wintour (sometimes Winter) (1565 - January 30, 1606) was one of the leading members of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate James I of England and Members of Parliament.[1]
Wintour was the son of George Wintour of Droitwich, Worcestershire. He, and his brother Thomas Wintour became part of the group of conspirators who hid barrels of gunpowder beneath the Palace of Westminster.
After the discovery of the plot, Wintour hid at the house of Humphrey Littleton. After capture, he was taken to London, tried for treason, convicted and executed by hanging, drawing and quartering.
It has also been confirmed that Robert Wintour attended Nottingham High School, a private school which is still going today.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Robert Winter at Gunpowder plot.org accessed August 2007
- Antonia Fraser, Faith & Treason - The Story of the Gunpowder Plot, 1996. ISBN 0-385-47189-0
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