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Catesby (surname)
Catesby is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * John Catesby (died 1486), British judge * John Catesby (MP for Warwickshire) (died 1405), MP for Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency) * John Catesby (MP for Northamptonshire), MP for Northamptonshire (UK Parliament constituency) in 1425 and 1429 * Mark Catesby (1683–1749), English naturalist * Robert Catesby (1573–1605), English leader of the Gunpowder Plot * William Catesby (1450–1485), one of King Richard III of England's principal councillors, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons * William Catesby (died 1478), English landowner and MP for Northamptonshire in 1449 and 1453 * William Catesby, High Sheriff of Warwickshire This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most .. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Language
English is a West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, with its earliest forms spoken by the inhabitants of early medieval England. It is named after the Angles, one of the ancient Germanic peoples that migrated to the island of Great Britain. Existing on a dialect continuum with Scots, and then closest related to the Low Saxon and Frisian languages, English is genealogically West Germanic. However, its vocabulary is also distinctively influenced by dialects of France (about 29% of Modern English words) and Latin (also about 29%), plus some grammar and a small amount of core vocabulary influenced by Old Norse (a North Germanic language). Speakers of English are called Anglophones. The earliest forms of English, collectively known as Old English, evolved from a group of West Germanic (Ingvaeonic) dialects brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the 5th century and further mutated by Norse-speaking Viking settlers starting in the 8th and 9th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Catesby
John Catesby KS (died 1486) was a British judge. Family The Catesby family had been settled for some time in Northamptonshire and held the manor of Lapworth in Warwickshire. He was the son of Edmund Catesby. He was the uncle of William Catesby, another noted lawyer, and a member of the Inner Temple. Career He became a Serjeant-at-Law in 1463, allowing him to practice in the Court of Common Pleas and a King's Serjeant on 18 April 1469. On 20 November 1481 he was made Third Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He served continuously from the reign of Edward IV to that of Henry VII, although the latter delayed his appointment for a month due to his relation to William Catesby, who had been a close ally of the previous king. On the death of Richard Neele in 1486 he became Second Justice of the Common Pleas but died later that year. Personal life He married Elizabeth Green, daughter of William Green of Hayes, MiddlesexDictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22 for John C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Catesby (MP For Warwickshire)
John Catesby (died 1404/5), of Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire and Warwickshire, Warwickshire, was an English Member of Parliament (MP). He was a Member of the Parliament of England for Warwickshire Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ... in 1372 and 1393. Catesby was the son and heir of MP, William Catesby. Catesby seems to have died in the winter of 1404–5. His estates were divided amongst his heirs, his three sons: William, John and Robert. References 14th-century births 1405 deaths Year of birth unknown 14th-century English politicians People from Warwickshire Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707) {{England-pre1707-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwickshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
Warwickshire was a parliamentary constituency in Warwickshire in England. It returned two Members of Parliament (MPs), traditionally known as knights of the shire, to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system. History Boundaries and franchise The constituency, which seems first to have returned members to Parliament in 1293, consisted of the historic county of Warwickshire, excluding the city of Coventry which had the status of a county in its itself after 1451. (Although Warwickshire also contained the borough of Warwick and part of the borough of Tamworth, each of which elected two MPs in its own right for part of the period when Warwickshire was a constituency, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. This was not the case, though, for Coventry.) As in other county constituencies the franchise between 1430 and 1832 was define ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Catesby (MP For Northamptonshire)
John Catesby KS (died 1486) was a British judge. Family The Catesby family had been settled for some time in Northamptonshire and held the manor of Lapworth in Warwickshire. He was the son of Edmund Catesby. He was the uncle of William Catesby, another noted lawyer, and a member of the Inner Temple. Career He became a Serjeant-at-Law in 1463, allowing him to practice in the Court of Common Pleas and a King's Serjeant on 18 April 1469. On 20 November 1481 he was made Third Justice of the Court of Common Pleas. He served continuously from the reign of Edward IV to that of Henry VII, although the latter delayed his appointment for a month due to his relation to William Catesby, who had been a close ally of the previous king. On the death of Richard Neele Richard Neele, Knt., King's Serjeant KS (died 1486) was a British judge. He was educated at Gray's Inn, and was made a Serjeant-at-Law in 1463. A year later he was made a King's Serjeant and on 9 October 1470 he was made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northamptonshire (UK Parliament Constituency)
The county constituency of Northamptonshire, in the East Midlands of England was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832 and was represented in Parliament by two MPs, traditionally known as Knights of the Shire. After 1832 the county was split into two new constituencies, North Northamptonshire and South Northamptonshire. Boundaries The constituency consisted of the historic county of Northamptonshire. Although the county contained a number of parliamentary boroughs, each of which elected one or two MPs in its own right for parts of the period when Northamptonshire was a constituency, these areas were not excluded from the county constituency. Owning freehold property of the required value, within such boroughs, could confer a vote at the county election. (After 1832, only non-resident owners of forty shilling freeholds situate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Catesby
Mark Catesby (24 March 1683 – 23 December 1749) was an English naturalist who studied the flora and fauna of the New World. Between 1729 and 1747 Catesby published his ''Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands'', the first published account of the flora and fauna of North America. It included 220 plates of birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects, mammals and plants. Life and works Catesby was born on 24 March 1683 and baptised at Castle Hedingham, Essex on 30 March 1683. His father, John Catesby (buried 12 November 1703), was a local politician and gentleman farmer. His mother was Elizabeth Jekyll (buried 5 September 1708). The family owned a farm and house, Holgate, in Sudbury, Suffolk as well as property in London. An acquaintance with the naturalist John Ray led to Catesby becoming interested in natural history. The death of his father left Catesby enough to live on, so in 1712, he accompanied his sister Elizabeth to Williamsburg, Virginia. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Catesby
Robert Catesby (c. 1572 – 8 November 1605) was the leader of a group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Born in Warwickshire, Catesby was educated in Oxford. His family were prominent recusant Catholics, and presumably to avoid swearing the Oath of Supremacy he left college before taking his degree. He married a English Reformation, Protestant in 1593 and fathered two children, one of whom survived birth and was baptised in a Protestant church. In 1601 he took part in the Essex Rebellion but was captured and fined, after which he sold his estate at Chastleton. The Protestant James VI and I, James I, who became King of England in 1603, was Anti-Catholicism in the United Kingdom, less tolerant of Catholicism than his followers had hoped. Catesby therefore planned to kill him by blowing up the House of Lords with gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament, the prelude to a popular revolt during which a Catholic monarch would be restored to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Catesby
William Catesby (1450 – 25 August 1485) was one of Richard III of England's principal councillors. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons during Richard's reign. The son of Sir William Catesby of Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire (died 1478) and Philippa, daughter and heiress of Sir William Bishopston, he was trained for the law in the Inner Temple. As an aspiring lawyer Catesby initially progressed in the service of William, 1st Lord Hastings. He married Margaret, daughter of William La Zouche, 6th Baron Zouche of Harringworth; the couple had three sons. Upon the death of his father he inherited many estates in the English Midlands and was land-agent for many others. He was a member of the Council that ruled during the reign of Edward V. After Richard was enthroned, Catesby was one of King Richard's closest advisors. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, and as Speaker of the English House of Commons during the Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Catesby (died 1478)
William Catesby (1450 – 25 August 1485) was one of Richard III of England's principal councillors. He also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons during Richard's reign. The Catesbys’ medieval wealth derived from livestock and the zenith of their political achievement came during his career. The son of Sir William Catesby of Ashby St Ledgers, Northamptonshire (died 1478) and Philippa, daughter and heiress of Sir William Bishopston, he was trained for the law in the Inner Temple. As an aspiring lawyer Catesby initially progressed in the service of William, 1st Lord Hastings. He married Margaret, daughter of William La Zouche, 6th Baron Zouche of Harringworth; the couple had three sons. Upon the death of his father he inherited many estates in the English Midlands and was land-agent for many others. He was a member of the Council that ruled during the reign of Edward V. After Richard was enthroned, Catesby was one of King Richard's closest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Sheriff Of Warwickshire
This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial. Under the provisions of the Local Government Act 1972, on 1 April 1974 the office previously known as Sheriff was retitled High Sheriff. The High Sheriff changes every March. For a period prior to the middle of the 16th century the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also the Sheriff of Leicestershire. Sheriffs 11th and 12th centuries ;From 1158 to 1566 the Sheriff of Warwickshire was also Sheriff of Leicestershire 13th century 14th century 15th century 16th century 17th century 18th century 19th century 20th century High Sheriffs 20th century 21st century {{columns-list, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
