Anne Vaux
Anne Vaux | |
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Born | c. 1562 |
Died | In or after 1637 (aged about 75) |
Noble family | Vaux (by birth) |
Father | William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden |
Mother | Elizabeth Beaumont |
Anne Vaux (c. 1562 – in or after 1637) was a wealthy
Background
Vaux was the third daughter of William Vaux, 3rd Baron Vaux of Harrowden (1535–1595) and his first wife, Elizabeth, daughter of John Beaumont of Grace Dieu, Leicester.[1] She and her sister Eleanor Brooksby supported Catholic priests by renting houses where priests could convene safely. Among these houses was Whitewebbs in Enfield Chase, which was visited by several of the Gunpowder Plotters.[2]
Vaux was particularly devoted to Father
Vaux suspected the existence of the Gunpowder Plot, but she played no direct role in it. She was arrested shortly after the plot was discovered but was released on a bond put up by Lewis Pickering. After her release, she tried unsuccessfully to hide Garnet at the home of
Vaux moved to her sister
In popular culture
Anne Vaux was played by Helen Longworth in The Gunpowder Plot on BBC Radio 3, Carolyn Pickles in the BBC Radio 4 miniseries Gunpowder Women and by Liv Tyler in the BBC One series Gunpowder.
References
Citations
- ^ a b c d e
Nicholls, Mark, "Vaux, Anne (bap. 1562, d. in or after 1637)", doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28159 (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
- ^ Warren, N. B. (2006), "Tudor Religious Cultures in Practice: The Piety and Politics of Grace Mildmay and Her Circle", Literature Compass, 3 (5): 1011–1043,
- ^ Fraser 2005, pp. 178–179
- ^ Haynes 2005, pp. 88–89
- ^ Anstruther 1953, pp. 347–348
Bibliography
- Anstruther, G. (1953), Vaux of Harrowden: A Recusant Family, R. H. Johns
- Fraser, Antonia (2005), The Gunpowder Plot, Phoenix
- Haynes, Alan (2005), The Gunpowder Plot: Faith in Rebellion, Hayes and Sutton