Ambrose Rokewood

Ambrose Rokewood (1578? - January 31 1606) was one of the principal members of the abortive 1605 Gunpowder Plot conspiracy to assassinate James I of England and Members of Parliament.

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January 31 - 1606 - 1605 - Gunpowder Plot - James I of England

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Rokewood was a member of a prominent Suffolk Catholic family. In February 1605 he was convicted of recusancy; he became a member of the Gunpowder Plot conspiracy shortly after. He was captured, along with a number of the other conspirators at Holbeche House, Stafford.

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Catholic - Recusancy - Holbeche House, Stafford

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