Anne Vaux was particularly devoted to Father Henry Garnet, a Jesuit priest who was later executed for his foreknowledge of the Gunpowder Plot.
10 Facts About Anne Vaux
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Anne Vaux was related to Francis Tresham, one of the plotters.
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The theory that it was written by Anne Vaux is based largely on "perceived similarities" between her handwriting and that used in the letter.
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Anne Vaux suspected the existence of the Gunpowder Plot, but she played no direct role in it.
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Anne Vaux was arrested shortly after the plot was discovered but was released on a bond put up by Lewis Pickering.
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Anne Vaux attempted to communicate with Garnet through concealed messages on letters given to his gaoler.
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The messages were written in orange juice; historian Anstruther argues that their illegibility, noted by Garnet, indicates that Anne Vaux was near-sighted and unaccustomed to writing.
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Anne Vaux moved to her sister Eleanor's family estate in Leicestershire, where she was convicted of recusancy in 1625, and after her sister's death moved to Stanley Grange, Derbyshire.
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Anne Vaux founded a school for boys from Catholic noble families, which the Protestant authorities tried to shut down in 1635.
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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.