Thomas Wintour

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For other persons named Thomas Winter, see Thomas Winter (disambiguation).
Thomas Winter
from group sketch
Born c. 1571
Died January 31, 1606
London
Penalty hanging, drawing and quartering
Spouse Elizabeth Catesby
Parents George Wintour of Droitwich, Worcestershire

Thomas Wintour (also spelt Winter) (1571 (although some accounts say 1572) - January 31, 1606), was one of the principal Catholic conspirators in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot to assassinate James I of England and Members of Parliament. His brother Robert Wintour was also a prominent member of the conspiracy.

Robert Catesby Guido Fawkes Thomas Winter Thomas Percy John Wright Christopher Wright Robert Winter Thomas Bates

A contemporary sketch of the conspirators. The Dutch artist, Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, probably never met any of the conspirators, but the sketch has become well-known nonetheless.
A contemporary sketch of the conspirators. The Dutch artist, Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, probably never met any of the conspirators, but the sketch has become well-known nonetheless.

He was married to Elizabeth Catesby, the sister of yet another of the leading members of the conspiracy, Robert Catesby.

Wintour had asked King Philip III of Spain to support a Catholic uprising in England in 1603.

He was the inside man, as his brother was in Parliament.

Wintour, and the other conspirators, were executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering.

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