Humphrey Littleton


Humphrey Littleton, or Humphrey Lyttelton, died onApril 1606 at Red Hill outside Worcester. A member of the Lyttelton family, he was executed for his involvement in the Gunpowder plot. Robert Wintour and Stephen Littleton who had escaped from the fight at Holbeche House were captured at Hagley Park onJanuary 1606 despite Littletons protests that he was not harbouring anyone. It was Littleton who told the authorities that Edward Oldcorne was hiding at Hindlip Hall after he had given him mass. Wintour, Oldcome, and both Littletons were all executed.

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