Catesby
Americannoun
noun
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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
Harington’s middle name is Catesby; it’s his mother’s maiden name and Robert was an ancestor.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 21, 2017
Catesby focused on birds during an expedition to North America from 1722 to 1726, but he didn’t neglect flowers.
From New York Times ● Jun. 13, 2013
Even at Catesby, which we saw to be a typical example of communal housekeeping in 1414-5, it seems to have become customary to give money for some at least of the victuals in 1442.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Eileen Power
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