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Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761 (Hardcover)
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Rookwood Family Papers, 1606-1761 (Hardcover)
Series: Suffolk Records Society
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A selection of documents left by the Suffolk Catholic family, the
Rookwoods, brings them vividly to life. The Rookwoods of Coldham
Hall in the parish of Stanningfield, Suffolk, were Roman Catholic
recusants whose notoriety rests on Ambrose Rookwood's involvement
in the Gunpowder Plot. In 1606 the owner of Coldham was hanged,
drawn andquartered for treason for supplying the plotters with
horses. A century later another Ambrose Rookwood suffered the same
fate for conspiring to assassinate William III. Tainted by treason,
the Rookwood family nevertheless managedto hold on to their estates
in Suffolk and Essex, in spite of their Royalist sympathies in the
Civil War, the recklessness of individual family members, and later
adherence to the Jacobite cause - and even to thrive. As a
result,the family left behind a lasting legacy in the form of the
Catholic mission founded by Elizabeth Rookwood and her son in Bury
St Edmunds. The documents in this volume tell a remarkable story of
resilience, survival and reinvention. They also testify to the
Rookwoods' profound Catholic faith, their patronage of the Jesuits,
and their cultural and literary interests. An extensive
introduction sets the Rookwoods in their historical and local
context. Francis Young is the author of, among other titles, The
Gages of Hengrave and Suffolk Catholicism, 1640-1767 (2015). He is
Head of Sixth Form at a public school in East Anglia.
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