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1583 plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England
The 1583 Throckmorton Plot was one of a series of attempts by English Roman Catholics to depose Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen
Throckmorton_Plot
English Catholic conspirator (1554–1584)
Sir Francis Throckmorton (1554 – 10 July 1584) was a conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I of England in the Throckmorton Plot. He was the son of Sir John
Francis_Throckmorton
Alleged conspiracy of English courtiers, 1603
in the same year, dying some months later.[citation needed] Throckmorton Plot Gunpowder Plot "Brooke, George" . Dictionary of National Biography. London:
Main_Plot
1586 plot to assassinate Elizabeth I
Secret Agents) deals in part with the Babington plot. Rising of the North Ridolfi Plot Throckmorton Plot History of cryptography Somerest, Anne (1991).
Babington_Plot
British cryptographer
him to negotiate a pardon for Francis Throckmorton who was executed in 1584 for his part in the Throckmorton Plot. Nadine Akkerman & Pete Langman, Spycraft:
Thomas_Phelippes
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England
created for different branches of the Throckmorton family, 6th cousins, both descended from Sir John Throckmorton (died 1445), Under-Treasurer of England
Throckmorton_baronets
Topics referred to by the same term
Throckmorton or the variant spelling Throgmorton may refer to: Throckmorton, Texas, county seat of Throckmorton County, United States Throckmorton, Worcestershire
Throckmorton
Lodge in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
1583, Francis Walsingham investigated her letters and revealed the Throckmorton Plot. In August 1584 Queen Elizabeth finally agreed to Earl George's petition
Sheffield_Manor_Lodge
1571 plan to overthrow Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots
Ridolfi Plot was featured in the film Elizabeth (1998), starring Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth. Sir Francis Walsingham Throckmorton Plot Babington Plot Notes
Ridolfi_plot
Elizabeth Clare McLaren-Throckmorton (née d'Abreu; 18 August 1935 – 31 October 2017), known professionally as Clare Tritton, QC, was a British barrister
Clare_McLaren-Throckmorton
English nobleman (c.1544–1590)
Aided by Henry Percy, Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583, joining his brother Charles who had been in exile
Thomas_Paget,_3rd_Baron_Paget
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567
scores of which were discovered and decrypted in 2022–2023. After the Throckmorton Plot of 1583, Walsingham (now the queen's principal secretary) introduced
Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
French soldier and diplomat (c. 1520–1592)
England. The Throckmorton Plot was revealed late in 1583. Some of Mary's secret letters to Castelnau were carried by Francis Throckmorton to Claude de
Michel_de_Castelnau
1584 British legal document
by Francis Walsingham and William Cecil after the failure of the Throckmorton Plot in 1583. Its purpose was to deter attempts to assassinate Elizabeth
Bond_of_Association
English Catholic conspirator (born 1542)
English supporter of Mary, Queen of Scots, and a participant in the Throckmorton Plot. A Catholic exiled in the Spanish Netherlands, he visited the royal
George_More_(recusant)
French servant of Mary, Queen of Scots and courtier
household. Pasquier said that he had first heard some details of the Throckmorton Plot (months after the events) during Nau's trip. In June 1586, Nau sent
Jérôme_Pasquier
Conspiracy to kidnap James I of England
having made a full confession on the history of the plot. Throckmorton Plot Gunpowder Plot Cranfield, Nicholas W. S. "Bancroft, Richard". Oxford Dictionary
Bye_Plot
2007 film by Shekhar Kapur
England following the discovery of the Throckmorton plot, after Francis Throckmorton claimed under torture that his plot had been sanctioned by the Spanish
Elizabeth:_The_Golden_Age
List of coups and coup attempts
Rising of the North. 1571: Ridolfi Plot. 1583: Throckmorton Plot. 1586: Babington Plot. 1603: Alleged Spanish-funded plot by courtiers led by Henry Brooke
List of coups and coup attempts by country
List_of_coups_and_coup_attempts_by_country
Hiding place for Catholic priests in England or Wales
the 1570s, the arrival of the Jesuits from 1580 onwards, and the Throckmorton Plot (1583). A range of increasingly draconian measures culminated in the
Priest_hole
Spanish diplomat and military commander
expelled from England in 1584, after his involvement in Francis Throckmorton's plot against Elizabeth I was revealed. For the next six years, Bernardino
Bernardino_de_Mendoza
Epoch in English history (1558–1603)
the Ridolfi plot was thwarted. In 1584, the Throckmorton Plot was discovered, after Francis Throckmorton confessed his involvement in a plot to overthrow
Elizabethan_era
English diplomat and politician (c. 1515–1571)
Sir Nicholas Throckmorton (or Throgmorton; c. 1515/1516 – 12 February 1571) was an English diplomat and politician, who was an ambassador to France and
Nicholas_Throckmorton
Plot against John III of Sweden. 1583 - Throckmorton Plot by English Catholics led by Sir Francis Throckmorton to coordinate an invasion of England led
List of political conspiracies
List_of_political_conspiracies
Political controversy in England (1558–1603)
proximity to the succession was a factor in plotting, including the Throckmorton Plot and the Babington Plot, making her position a political problem for
Succession_to_Elizabeth_I
Roman Catholic conspirator
Rouen in August 1585 and was said to be writing a book about the Throckmorton Plot. He was regarded with the utmost distrust and suspicion by Walsingham
Charles_Paget_(conspirator)
Historic house museum in Stratford-on-Avon, United Kingdom
its roles in both the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 to murder Queen Elizabeth, and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, although the Throckmorton family were themselves
Coughton_Court
English peer and courtier (1550–1604)
Arundell nor Howard ever returned to court favour, and after the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 in support of Mary, Queen of Scots, Arundell fled to Paris
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
English spy and statesman (1532–1590)
had Throckmorton arrested and then tortured to secure a confession—an admission of guilt that clearly implicated Mendoza. The Throckmorton plot called
Francis_Walsingham
English statesman (1532–1588)
In 1586 Walsingham uncovered the Babington Plot. Following the Ridolfi Plot (1571) and the Throckmorton Plot (1583), this was another scheme to assassinate
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester
Robert_Dudley,_1st_Earl_of_Leicester
Town in West Midlands, England
in 1530 to the local Throckmorton family of Coughton Court. Solihull was owned by the Throckmortons during the Throckmorton Plot of 1583, and the planning
Solihull
English Renaissance composer (c. 1540–1623)
his association with Paget, who was suspected of involvement in the Throckmorton Plot, and for sending money to Catholics abroad. As a result of this, Byrd's
William_Byrd
Early colonial governor in Virginia (1550–1631)
Catholics since 1584) as to whether Arundel had been involved in the Throckmorton Plot. [Egerton MS 2074, ff.9 sqq q. in DNB sub Anthony Wingfield]. SMYTHE
Edward_Maria_Wingfield
16th-century English politician and lawyer
Sir John Throckmorton (by 1524 – 22 May 1580) was a lawyer and member of the English Parliament during the reign of Queen Mary I. He was also a witness
John_Throckmorton_(died_1580)
English peer (1572–1629)
Elizabeth I. Thomas Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583, joining his brother who had been in exile there
William Paget, 4th Baron Paget
William_Paget,_4th_Baron_Paget
English politician and courtier (c. 1513–1581)
Sir Robert Throckmorton (c. 1513 – 12 February 1581), KG, of Coughton Court in Warwickshire, was a Member of Parliament and a distinguished English courtier
Robert Throckmorton (courtier)
Robert_Throckmorton_(courtier)
People executed during the Tudor era in England
Alexander Briant Ralph Sherwin Francis Throckmorton 10 July 1584 Executed for high treason for leading the Throckmorton Plot William Parry 2 March 1585 Executed
List of people executed by the Tudors
List_of_people_executed_by_the_Tudors
English nobleman and Catholic saint (1557–1595)
a Catholic. In 1583, the Earl was suspected of complicity in the Throckmorton Plot. He prepared to escape to the Spanish Netherlands, but his plans were
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
Philip_Howard,_13th_Earl_of_Arundel
Decade
Spanish General Alexander Farnese. November 4 Francis Throckmorton, instigator of the Throckmorton Plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England, is arrested
1580s
Area of the London Borough of Hillingdon
Aided by Henry Percy, Paget fled to Paris on the uncovering of the Throckmorton Plot in November 1583, joining Charles who had been in exile there since
West_Drayton
being traitors to the crown". The Rising of the North, the Throckmorton Plot and the Babington Plot, alongside other subversive activities of supporters of
Catholic Church in England and Wales
Catholic_Church_in_England_and_Wales
English Jesuit priest
some time at the court of the Duke of Parma. The discovery of the Throckmorton Plot disrupted the plan, and the Duke of Guise became absorbed in French
Robert_Persons
Historic site in Rushton, Northamptonshire
Shakespeare. The Throckmortons were known for their participation in the Rebellion of Thomas Wyatt of 1554 and later on, in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583. Their
Rushton_Hall
Legend of a dragon-slaying by a knight in South Yorkshire
of the More family of More Hall, George More, was involved in the Throckmorton Plot against Elizabeth I in 1583. A lawsuit was taken out in 1573 by one
Dragon_of_Wantley
English politician
Everard Digby. Throckmorton was not implicated in the plot, but fines for recusancy, previously waived, were reimposed. Thomas Throckmorton is the name of
Thomas Throckmorton (died 1615)
Thomas_Throckmorton_(died_1615)
Landowner
concerning his links to Sir John's son Francis in relation to the Throckmorton Plot. The following year he made preparations to serve with the Earl of
Sir George Shirley, 1st Baronet
Sir_George_Shirley,_1st_Baronet
English nobleman and conspirator
looked with a friendly eye on Throckmorton's plot to release Queen Mary. With Lord Henry Howard and Francis Throckmorton he was arrested on suspicion of
Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland
Henry_Percy,_8th_Earl_of_Northumberland
16th-century session of the English legislature
putting Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots on to the English throne. The Throckmorton Plot, as it came to be known, was a foiled conspiracy to assassinate Queen
5th_Parliament_of_Elizabeth_I
Calendar year
troops of the Habsburg monarchy. November 23 – In the wake of the Throckmorton Plot to overthrow her government, Queen Elizabeth convenes a new session
1584
Plans for a joint rule between Queen Mary and King James VI
the association can appear callous. Meanwhile, in response to the Throckmorton Plot, the English "Bond of Association", at first a vow that all should
Association of Mary, Queen of Scots, and James VI
Association_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots,_and_James_VI
Scottish courtier and diplomat
William Fowler. Eventually, in November 1583, Walsingham uncovered the Throckmorton Plot. Mary wrote to the new ambassador in London, Bertrand de Salignac
George_Douglas_of_Helenhill
English aristocrat and courtier
heresies and concealed treason, and in 1583, after the discovery of the Throckmorton Plot, Howard was sent to the Fleet Prison. He complained to Hatton of harsh
Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton
Henry_Howard,_1st_Earl_of_Northampton
Calendar year
Spanish General Alexander Farnese. November 4 Francis Throckmorton, instigator of the Throckmorton Plot to overthrow Queen Elizabeth I of England, is arrested
1583
Painting by Eugène Devéria
Mary, Queen of Scots after she was condemned for her part in the Babington Plot to overthrow her cousin Elizabeth I. It depicts the interior of Fotheringhay
The Reading of Mary Stuart's Sentence
The_Reading_of_Mary_Stuart's_Sentence
Monumental history of the Society of Jesus by Daniello Bartoli
Garnet and their connections to the Throckmorton Plot, the Babington Plot under Elizabeth I and the Gunpowder Plot under James VI and the vicissitudes
Istoria della Compagnia di Gesu
Istoria_della_Compagnia_di_Gesu
English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (c. 1572–1605)
Throckmortons, Sir Thomas Throckmorton, was also fined for his recusancy, and spent many years in prison. Another relation, Sir Francis Throckmorton,
Robert_Catesby
English courtier and politician
him Bernardino de Mendoza; at the time of the laying of the Francis Throckmorton plot Scory was on the fringe of the conspiracy, was examined, and had Castelnau
Sylvanus_Scory
English noblewoman (c.1510–1554)
execution, then to Sir Robert Throckmorton of Coughton. Through her daughters she was grandmother to two of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, Robert Catesby
Elizabeth Hussey, Baroness Hungerford
Elizabeth_Hussey,_Baroness_Hungerford
authoritarianism in Puritan eyes. 1583, November The Throckmorton Plot is uncovered. One of a series of Catholic plots to overthrow Elizabeth I and replace her with
Timeline of the English Reformation
Timeline_of_the_English_Reformation
English gentleman (??–1587)
Neither he nor Howard ever returned to court favour, and after the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 in support of Mary, Queen of Scots, Arundell fled to Paris
Charles_Arundell
16th-century English lawyer and politician
plots against the regime, centred on Mary, Queen of Scots. Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland was arrested in the aftermath of the Throckmorton Plot
Thomas_Bromley
1988 film by Paul Flaherty
is based on the song "I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" written by Sonny Throckmorton and recorded by Burns in 1979. Jack Watson is a millionaire playboy and
18_Again!
Archbishop of Canterbury (enthroned 23 October). 4 November – Francis Throckmorton's plot to invade England with the assistance of Henry I, Duke of Guise,
1580s_in_England
English Gunpowder Plot conspirator (c. 1567–1605)
Tresham was one of the wealthiest people known to the plotters, and Catesby's mother was Anne Throckmorton, an aunt of Tresham's. The two cousins had been raised
Francis_Tresham
2005 American film
how identical they are, and plots to use their switch to ruin the ceremony which will be broadcast live. Miss Throckmorton overhears Beth talking about
Polly Pocket: 2 Cool at the Pocket Plaza
Polly_Pocket:_2_Cool_at_the_Pocket_Plaza
2025 film by Edgar Wright
an explosion that kills eight soldiers. Anti-Network activist Bradley Throckmorton shelters Ben at his home, attempting to expose the Network's propaganda
The_Running_Man_(2025_film)
Conspirator against Elizabeth I of England
county, such as the Throckmortons, Catesbys and Treshams were all variously implicated in real conspiracies – including the Gunpowder Plot. Somerville married
John_Somerville_(conspirator)
malcontents in London shortly afterwards, becoming involved with the Throckmorton Plot. He went into exile in France in March 1556 and was part of the Dudley
Edward_Horsey
Bond of Association, promulgated in 1584 after the failure of the Throckmorton Plot against Elizabeth I of England, as a model for drawing up an association
Association_of_1696
1554 popular uprising in England
Throckmorton commented that he perceived the many questions put to him as “a trap to catch others greater than himself." At the end of Throckmorton’s
Wyatt's_rebellion
Members of the Gunpowder Plot
of Sir George Throckmorton of Coughton in Warwickshire. As scions of the Throckmortons, they could therefore claim a kinship with plotters like Robert Catesby
Robert_and_Thomas_Wintour
American alcoholic
Edwin Throckmorton "Ebby" Thacher (29 April 1896 – 21 March 1966) (commonly known as Ebby T.) was a longtime friend and later the sponsor of Alcoholics
Ebby_Thacher
English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)
for future English settlements. In 1591, he secretly married Elizabeth Throckmorton, one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, without the Queen's permission
Walter_Raleigh
incomprehensible gibberish. First appearance: "Bannon Custody Battle". Evelyn Spyro Throckmorton (voiced by Michael McKean) is a lawyer who often represents against Birdman
List of Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law and Birdgirl characters
List_of_Harvey_Birdman,_Attorney_at_Law_and_Birdgirl_characters
February 1, 1825, to a family of 10 James W. Throckmorton grew up in Sparta, Tennessee. In 1840, when Throckmorton was 15, his family moved to Texas and lived
History_of_Texas_(1865–1899)
English Catholic landowner (1543–1605)
after the accession of James VI and I. Tresham was brought up in the Throckmorton household. He inherited large estates in 1559 from his grandfather and
Thomas_Tresham_(died_1605)
1989 American film
Professor Plocostomos, a plan is created to lure the Lobster Man to Mr. Throckmorton's Haunted House that just happens to be surrounded by boiling hot springs
Lobster_Man_from_Mars
1955 film by Henry Koster
personal guard. He enlists his Irish friend, Lord Derry. Meanwhile, Beth Throckmorton, one of the queen's ladies in waiting, very forwardly makes Raleigh's
The_Virgin_Queen_(1955_film)
1980 American animated musical television film
is planning to build a freeway where the lodge is unless Mrs. Sophie Throckmorton who owns the lodge sells it to the town. Also business at the lodge is
Yogi's_First_Christmas
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558
remembered Mary favourably; decades after her death, the epitaph for John Throckmorton refers to "Queene Marie [Mary I] of happie memorie". It has been hypothesised
Mary_I
Comic opera by Edward German (premiered 1902)
Walter Raleigh to one of Queen Elizabeth's ladies-in-waiting, Bessie Throckmorton, ends up in the hands of the Queen. Well-known songs from the opera include
Merrie_England_(opera)
2700–2000 BC Greek shipwreck
four-thousand-year-old remains were discovered by American archeologist Peter Throckmorton on August 23, 1975. The Dokos wreck site was extensively excavated between
Dokos_shipwreck
Church in Oxfordshire, England
Williams. The latter William married Anne Throckmorton of Courton. Their son Robert Catesby, the Gunpowder Plot conspirator, lived at Chastleton in 1601
St_Mary's_Church,_Chastleton
Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 to 1603
considered marrying Dudley for some time. However, William Cecil, Nicholas Throckmorton, and some conservative peers made their disapproval unmistakably clear
Elizabeth_I
English Catholic courtier and martyr
Throckmorton or indeed King Charles II, whom he did not even think worth the trouble of bribing. Louis evidently shared this view: as Throckmorton admitted
Edward_Colman_(martyr)
16th and 17th-century English noblewoman and Catholic recusant
who was part of the Gunpowder Plot and daughter of Sir William Catesby and Anne Throckmorton who was from the Throckmorton family, a staunchly Catholic
Magdalen_Dacre
1982 novel by Stephen King
five police officers. He hides in a ghetto with gang member Bradley Throckmorton, who informs him about the severe pollution and the underprivileged status
The_Running_Man_(novel)
King consort of Scotland from 1565 to 1567
watch Mary, Darnley, and Darnley's tutor, John Elder. In 1559 Nicholas Throckmorton, the English ambassador in Paris, warned Elizabeth that Elder was "as
Henry_Stuart,_Lord_Darnley
American actor, comedian and singer (1908–1985)
radio, films, television, and animation. His most memorable role was as Throckmorton P. Gildersleeve, which began as a supporting character on radio's Fibber
Harold_Peary
1913 film
known in some sources as The Faithful Taxicab. The villainous Egbert Throckmorton presses his attentions on a resisting Mabel. Her lover tries to intervene
The_Fatal_Taxicab
Tudors (2007–2010). The main cast are listed in credits order. George Throckmorton Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich Margaret (Madge) Shelton Philippe de Chabot
List_of_The_Tudors_characters
English courtier
Thomas Wotton, 2nd Baron Wotton, by his wife Mary Throckmorton, a daughter of Sir Arthur Throckmorton of Paulerspury, Northamptonshire. After the marriage
Katherine Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield
Katherine_Stanhope,_Countess_of_Chesterfield
2017 novel by Ken Follett
Walsingham - Secretary and spymaster to Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Francis Throckmorton - Conspirator against Queen Elizabeth I. Sir Francis Drake - English
A_Column_of_Fire
Disputed Queen of England and Ireland in 1553
the day before. She was first informed by a courier sent by Nicholas Throckmorton. The Princess, probably fearing Dudley's provocation, did not act immediately
Lady_Jane_Grey
Physical search for treasure
to locate finds at terrestrial sites. Underwater archaeologist, Peter Throckmorton, in a paper he wrote in 1969 as part of a Historical Archaeology Forum
Treasure_hunting
Outlaw motorcycle club in the United States
from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved January 22, 2016. Throckmorton, Keith (April 23, 2021). "Peacemaker: The Pagan Outlaw Motorcycle club"
Pagan's_Motorcycle_Club
English peer and Royalist soldier (c. 1583–1663)
Northamptonshire and Muriel Throckmorton, and sister of Francis Tresham, one of the ringleaders of the Gunpowder Plot. They had at least two children
Thomas Brudenell, 1st Earl of Cardigan
Thomas_Brudenell,_1st_Earl_of_Cardigan
Queen of Scotland from 1538 to 1542
As the fighting continued, the English ambassador in France Nicholas Throckmorton praised Guise for having the "hart of a man of warre" and the English
Mary_of_Guise
English nobleman (1508–1548)
appeared forceful and reckless, and also attractive to women. Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, a boyhood friend of King Edward, described Thomas Seymour as "hardy
Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
Thomas_Seymour,_1st_Baron_Seymour_of_Sudeley
described by Nicholas Throckmorton at the coronation of Francis II of France, (or possibly the man was Arthur Lallart). Throckmorton wrote on 19 September
John_Elder_(writer)
THROCKMORTON PLOT
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English
English : from a medieval personal name, a short form of Philpott.English : topographic name for someone who lived by a depression in the ground, from Middle English pot ‘drinking or storage vessel’ used in this transferred sense, or a habitational name from one of the minor places deriving their name from this word, in the sense ‘pit’, ‘hole’.English and North German (Lower Rhine-Westphalia) : metonymic occupational name for a potter, from Middle English, Middle Low German pot ‘pot’. See also Potter.North German : topographic name for someone living on a low-lying plot, from Low German dialect pÅt ‘puddle’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a plot of land with a hut, from northern Middle English sc(h)ole ‘hut’, ‘shed’ (see Scales) + croft ‘small enclosed field’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Spofforth in North Yorkshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Spoford and perhaps so named from Old English splott ‘spot’, ‘plot’ of land + ford ‘ford’.
Male
Greek
(Σατάν) Greek form of Hebrew satan, SATAN means "adversary." In the bible, this is the name of the inveterate enemy of God. In the New Testament, Hebrew satan is translated once into Greek Diabolos, and once using the word epiboulos, meaning "plotter." This is also the Late Latin and Old English form of Hebrew satan.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Platt or Platt Bridge in Lancashire, named in Middle English with Old French plat ‘flat’, ‘thin’ (see Platte), in the dialect sense ‘plank bridge’.English : topographic name from Middle English plat ‘plot of land’, ‘piece of ground’ (Old English plætt).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname from German platt ‘flat’.German : variant of Platte 3.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
A Plot of a Land Given to a Brahman or a King
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Garton in East Yorkshire or from various minor places so named, from Old English gÄra ‘triangular plot of land’ + tÅ«n ‘farmstead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Throckmorton in Worcestershire, possibly named from Old English þroc ‘beam bridge’ + mere ‘pool’ + tūn ‘enclosure’, ‘settlement’.Bearers of the name Throckmorton in the U.S. trace their descent from a John Throckmorton (1601–1684) of New England or a Robert Throckmorton (1609–1663) of VA.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a schemer or trickster, from Middle English tripet(t), Old French tripot ‘malicious plot’, ‘trick’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Throckmorton.
Girl/Female
Irish
The most beautiful woman in ancient Ireland, she was bethrothed to the High King Conchobhar Mac Nessa but she fell in love with his nephew Naoise. Deirdre and Naoise eloped to Scotland where they lived a blissful exile for many years. By offering forgiveness, Conchobhar tricked them into returning to Ulster where Naoise was slain by the jealous Conchobhar. Deirdre threw herself from Conchobhar’s chariot rather than live with the man who had caused Naoise’s death. It was said that her grave was near to Naoise’s and that a yew tree grew from each plot. The yew trees grew toward one another till their branches intertwined, joining the two lovers even after death.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval personal name brought to England by the Normans, of uncertain origin. It may be the Hebrew personal name Lot ‘covering’, which was relatively popular in northern France, or a reduced form of various names formed with the diminutive suffix -lot (originally a combination of -el + -ot), commonly used with women’s names.English : from Middle English lot(t)e ‘lot’, ‘portion’ (Old English hlot), in the sense of an allotted share of land, hence a status name for someone who held such a plot.Dutch : metonymic occupational name for a plumber or lead roofer, from lood ‘lead’.German : from a pet form of Ludwig.German : topographic name from the dialect word lott ‘mud’, ‘dirt’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from late Old English plot.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : occupational name for a fence maker or carpenter, from Slavic ‘fence’ (Polish płot, Russian plot). Compare Plotnik.
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Tamil
Elevated
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Lively
Boy/Male
Biblical
The God of conversion.
Boy/Male
French
Named for Saint Denys.
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, Greek, Hebrew, Jamaican, Spanish, Swedish
Waterfall; Pretty; A Cascade; Lake; Pool; Pond
Boy/Male
British, English, German, Swedish
Boar Hardness; Strong Like a Boar
Girl/Female
Indian
Acquirer, Obtained
Boy/Male
Indian
Nature, Warm cloth, Victorious
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Daughter of Aja
Boy/Male
Hebrew
God has heard.
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n.
To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse in whispers, as in secret plotting.
a.
Secure against harm by plots.
n.
A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
n.
A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death.
n.
A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Plot
n.
Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.
n.
One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a schemer.
a.
Abounding with plots.
n.
One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an intriguer.
n.
Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or intrigue.
v. t.
To plan or design; to plot; to compass.
n.
A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.
imp. & p. p.
of Plot
a.
A line surveyed across a plot of ground.
v. t.
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
v. t.
To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.
v. t.
Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.
v. t.
To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on a plan; to delineate.
n.
A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.