Catesby

[ keyts-bee ]

/ ˈkeɪts bi /

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

Example sentences from the Web for catesby

We excused ourselves to Catesby and Rogers, then fought our way through the wall of VIPs.

Life Imitates Patriots: Inaugural Version |David Frum |January 20, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Catesby pointed at one, and ripped it roughly in half as soon as it touched his plate.

Life Imitates "Patriots" |David Frum |May 25, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
“Better live to see the regeneration of our faith, and our restoration to our rights,” rejoined Catesby.

Guy Fawkes |William Harrison Ainsworth
Winter hastened away to Catesby, to whom he communicated the news.

It Might Have Been |Emily Sarah Holt

Catesby, however, never ceased to regret the admission of Tresham.

It Might Have Been |Emily Sarah Holt
The tragedian agreed to give the instruction, and cast him for the post of Catesby, Cooke of course playing Richard.

Curiosities of Impecuniosity |H. G. Somerville
Catesby, from whatever motive, has abandoned the conspiracy.

Guy Fawkes |William Harrison Ainsworth

Catesby

/ (ˈkeɪtzbɪ) /

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