Q2842443
Ambrose Rookwood
English conspirator
| Bio | Ambrose Rookwood was a member of the failed 1605 Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to replace the Protestant King James I with a Catholic sovereign. Rookwood was born into a wealthy family of Catholic recusants, and educated by Jesuits in Flanders. His older brother became a Franciscan, and his two younger brothers were ordained as Catholic priests. Rookwood became a horse-breeder. He married the Catholic Elizabeth Tyrwhitt, and had at least two sons.2 |
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| Born | c. 15781 |
| Died | 1606 Jan 311 |
| Occupation | Unclassified |
| Cause of death | hanged, drawn, quartered and decapitated1 |
| Status | Possible: Ambrose Rookwood may be a 27 Club member |