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Mar 14, 2004 · Gunpowder, Treason & Plot: Directed by Gillies MacKinnon. With Vulpe Adrian, Carmen Ungureanu, Clémence Poésy, Tadeusz Pasternak. Mini series depicting the turbulent and bloody reigns of Scottish monarchs Mary, Queen of Scots and her son King James VI of Scotland who became King James I of England and foiled the Gunpowder Plot.
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- Drama, History
- Gillies MacKinnon
- 2004-03-14
Gunpowder, Treason & Plot is a 2004 BBC miniseries based upon the lives of Mary, Queen of Scots and her son James VI of Scotland. Written by Jimmy McGovern, the series tells the story behind the Gunpowder Plot in two parts, each centred on one of the respective monarchs. [2] [3] The first film dramatizes the relationship between Mary ...
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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an unsuccessful attempted regicide against King James I by a group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby who considered their actions attempted tyrannicide and who sought regime change in England after decades of religious persecution.
- 5 November 1605
- Failure, plotters executed
- London, England
Gunpowder Plot - Treason, Conspirators, Plot: The plot was to cause an explosion on November 5, 1605, at the opening of Parliament, then take possession of the princess Elizabeth and the infant prince Charles. An anonymous letter delivered to Monteagle revealed the plot, preventing its execution. In the aftermath of the failed plot, laws against Roman Catholics were increased in severity ...
Nov 9, 2009 · The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt by Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and others to blow up England’s King James I and the British Parliament on November 5, 1605.
Mar 29, 2024 · Gunpowder Plot, the conspiracy of English Roman Catholics to blow up Parliament and King James I, his queen, and his eldest son on November 5, 1605.The leader of the plot, Robert Catesby, together with his four coconspirators— Thomas Winter, Thomas Percy, John Wright, and Guy Fawkes—were zealous Roman Catholics angered by James’s refusal to grant more religious toleration to Catholics.
Mar 17, 2017 · Robert Wilde. Updated on March 17, 2017. The Gunpowder Plot was thought up and driven on by Robert Catesby, a man who combined an ambition unconstrained by doubt with a charisma powerful enough to convince others of his plans. By 1600, he had been wounded, arrested and imprisoned in the Tower of London following the Essex revolt and had only ...
