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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

He’s also a creator and co-executive producer of “Gunpowder” and stars as Catesby.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2017

Catesby had seen her twice before; and whether the circumstances under which they now met might have caused some change in her demeanour he could not tell, but he thought her singularly altered.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison