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The Gunpowder Plot was one of the most famous attempts to kill a king in British history. A group of men, including one named Guy Fawkes, planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament. They were caught before they could carry out the plot, however.
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In 1605 a group of Catholics plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with King James I inside and take control of the country. The leader of the Plot was Robert Catesby. The man...
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The conspirators felt that they were doing the right thing. They wanted to get rid of heresy and bring back the true religion. The conspirators also might have been angry because some Catholics were executed. Five people decided to blow up the House of Lords. Robert Catesby, Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy (or Guido). Later they a...
The conspirators drove a tunnel to the House of Lords. They did it by using wood and piles to make the house stay up. Underneath the Lords, Chamber was a coal cellar, where they intended to make a cavity. At the same time, conspirators stored twenty kegs of powder in a house at Lambeth. They planned to take it on a boat at night to Westminster. How...
It was very hard for the conspirators to keep a secret because many people knew. According to the official account, the plot was uncovered when a strange anonymous letter arrived at Lord Monteagle, a Catholic, urging him not to attend the State Opening. We do not know if the letter was genuine, not from a fellow Catholic, or forgery sent by someone...
Fawkes was taken before the Secretary of State and King James. He did not answer their questions about his co-conspirators. When asked what Fawkes was doing in the cellars, he replied with a bold answer: I wish to blow the Scottish King and his Scottish Lords back to Scotland. He was sorry that he failed. James I didn’t like it, but he said the tra...
November fifth is when people burn fireworks and light bonfires. It is called Firework Night, Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Day. A law was passed to make November 5th each year a day of thanksgiving. On 5th November 1605, people in London celebrated the defeat of a plot. They did this by lighting fires and celebrating in the streets. Many celebratio...
Today, the Houses of Parliament are still searched. The Yeomen of the Guard do that before any State Opening. They do this to ensure that no one is hiding in the cellars. But it is for show and not serious anti-terrorism precautions. Some people think there will not be a State Opening on 5 November, but that is false. For example, the State Opening...
Guy Fawkes was born in York. His dad was a lawyer and Protestant. Guy’s mom had a Catholic family, but they hid this. At the time, it was dangerous to be Catholic. There were many plots and rebellions against Elizabeth I led by Catholics. If priests were caught leading secret services, they were tortured and executed. Guy converted to Catholicism. ...
KS2. Who was the gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes? Part of History British famous people Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6. Watch: Who was Guy Fawkes? Video Transcript. The life of Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes...
