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Thomas Percy (c. 1560 – Staffordshire, 8 de novembro de 1605) foi um membro do grupo de católicos ingleses provinciais que planejaram a fracassada Conspiração da Pólvora de 1605. Considerado um homem alto e fisicamente notável, pouco se sabia sobre sua infância além da matrícula em 1579 na Universidade de Cambridge , e de ...
Thomas Percy (c. 1560 – 8 November 1605) was a member of the group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. A tall, physically impressive man, little is known of his early life beyond his matriculation in 1579 at the University of Cambridge, and his marriage in 1591 to Martha Wright.
3 de mai. de 2024 · Gunpowder Plot. Thomas Percy (born 1560, England—died Nov. 8, 1605, Holbeach House, Staffordshire, Eng.) was a participant in the Gunpowder Plot (1605), which aimed to blow up the Houses of Parliament (Palace of Westminster) during the state opening of Parliament, while James I and his chief ministers met within, in reprisal for ...
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22 de set. de 2021 · A comprehensive overview of the life and work of Thomas Percy, a prolific scholar-cleric and editor of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry. Learn about his translations, antiquarian studies, Gothic interests, and influence on Romanticism and world literature.
9 de abr. de 2024 · Thomas Percy was an English antiquarian and bishop whose collection of ballads, Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765), awakened widespread interest in English and Scottish traditional songs. The basis of Percy’s collection was a tattered 15th-century manuscript of ballads (known as the Percy.
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Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland, 1st Baron Percy, KG (1528 – 22 August 1572), led the Rising of the North and was executed for treason. He was later beatified by the Catholic Church .
16 de jan. de 2022 · Thomas Percy was a cousin of the 9th Earl of Northumberland and a Catholic agent in the north. He was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, but his role and fate are unclear.
