The Third Wintour Brother Part 2
The missing trial of John Wintour By Unknown (printed for P. Brooksby, I. Deacon, I. Blare, I. Back.) - http://ebba.english.ucsb.edu/ballad/20990/citation, Public Domain, In a previous post published on 1st October 2021, The Third Wintour Brother I looked at the participation of John Wintour, younger half brother to the leading conspirators Thomas Wintour and Robert Wintour. in the Gunpowder Treason, All three brothers were executed for treason in 1606, facing the full penalty. Surprisingly little has been written about John Wintour. In fact a mystery surrounds where his trial took place. To recap, John Wintour born either 1586 or 1587, was not connected to the planned attack on Westminster, but was convicted for treason due to taking part in the doomed West Midlands rebellion organised by some of the key Gunpowder Treaso...