john john jack wright january november christopher kit wright november members group provincial english catholics planned failed conspiracy assassinate king james blowing house_of_lords sister married educated school york early links man left charge explosives stored beneath house_of_lords known brothers occasions arrested reasons national security members earl essex rebellion john men join conspiracy led christopher joined march midnight november discovered arrested following john christopher rest conspirators travelled attempting gain support popular uprising eventually group opted wait authorities border november arrived large group armed men brothers killed ensuing family life john born second wife daughter nicholas john baptised yorkshire january christopher born sister martha married brothers pupils york synonymous school came notable family yorkshire predecessor spent years prison catholic priests educated john christopher married margaret respectively john daughter born time late measure arrested queen elizabeth illness incarcerated white prison involvement earl essex rebellion skilled john renowned courage jesuit priest wrote possessed good physique sound constitution tall features pleasing somewhat manner loyal friends friends christopher appearance slightly different brother like face lighter coloured hair taller person according father john involvement essex coincided conversion catholicism noted john household lincolnshire place priests come spiritual comfort corporal helps government description college somewhat favourable following conversion john man life years later queen health waned nervous government ensured john christopher imprisoned english antiquarian describing men hunger innovation christopher travelled spain alias seeking spanish support english catholics biographer mentions role attributed christopher held tower london failure plot early catholic convert lost patience king james lack catholics invited cousin meeting john present proposed blow gunpowder killing king government place given hope foreign help sent continent meet met welsh spy introduced man familiar fifth joined weeks later related wright family marriage having john sister martha group met duck drake inn fashionable strand district london meeting swore oath secrecy prayer book celebrated mass room father ignorant purpose early meetings according biographer john exhibited little sign doubt remained close heart conspiracy moving family horses march christopher joined conspiracy october year plan nearing culmination existence revealed authorities anonymous letter delivered 4th baron warning stay away parliament uncertain meaning delivered letter english secretary state 1st earl salisbury servant closely related christopher wife margaret soon aware existence near chase wright brothers decided letter constitute sufficiently threat scheme decided forge ahead november visited patron 9th earl northumberland rumours surrounded letter returned london assured john concerned evening john probably set servant moved positions ready planned explosion following day midnight authorities search house_of_lords chamber discovered arrested guarding gunpowder conspirators placed news capture spread particularly great houses strand christopher occurred went thomas duck drake inn matter discovered ordered verify news confirming government seeking alias claimed working ordered alert christopher left london heading group spent days moving attempting drum support rebellion time passed unlikely november day helping raid supplies brothers identified lord chief justice sir suspects prompted authorities issue public proclamation november naming fellow conspirators wanted men group tried unsuccessfully recruit rebels november tired desperate decided stand border arrival following morning company men gun battle broke wright brothers shot medical attention survived sort sheriff men stripped clothes christopher boots pulled reach silk left die
John and Christopher Wright