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Catesby

American  
[keyts-bee] / ˈkeɪts bi /

noun

  1. Robert, 1573–1605, English Catholic conspirator, leader in Gunpowder Plot.


Catesby British  
/ ˈkeɪtzbɪ /

noun

  1. Robert. 1573–1605, English conspirator, leader of the Gunpowder Plot (1605): killed while resisting arrest

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As Catesby remarks in Shakespeare's "Richard III": "'tis a vile thing to die... When men are unprepared and look not for it."

From Salon Dec. 11, 2022

Matthew Duckett, who plays Catesby, one of Richard's acolytes, is also disabled.

From BBC Jun. 16, 2022

The process is somewhat “imperfect,” as a person could find a blank CDC card and claim it, said Catesby Perrin, Clear’s executive vice president of growth.

From Washington Post Aug. 19, 2021

You will remember that last year Kit Harington starred in Gunpowder, a BBC One period drama about his distant ancestor Robert Catesby.

From The Guardian Mar. 30, 2018

So it was at Wintney in 1405, at Redlingfield in 1427, at Markyate in 1433, at Catesby in 1442, at St Michael’s, Stamford, in 1445, at Littlemore in 1517, and at several Yorkshire nunneries.

From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power

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