FRANCIS Tresham was almost certainly the man who betrayed the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. As the plan to destroy the Houses of Parliament neared its climax, the authorities received an anonymous tip-of… ...

Francis Tresham was born around 1567 and died on December 23, 1605. He was the eldest son of Thomas Tresham and Muriel Throckmorton and a staunch Catholic.

After what had happened to his father, Francis Tresham was keen for revenge. He was a bit of a loose cannon and a thug. In 1591, he tried to stitch up one of his tenants who owed him money.

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FRANCIS Tresham was almost certainly the man who betrayed the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. As the plan to destroy the Houses of Parliament neared its climax, the authorities received an anonymous tip-of… ...