The Foiling of Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605: How Robert Catesby and Guy Fawkes Tried to Blow Up Parliament
On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes waited in a cellar below Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. A letter exposed the plan — and changed England forever. Discover the full story of faith, fire, and the night that made Bonfire Night.
The Foiling of Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Remember, remember! the fifth of November. The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions Did the scheme contrive, To blow the King and Parliament All up alive. So begins the poem commemorating Guy Fawkes Day, when the common folk of England celebrate – or used to anyway when history and religion were more to the fore in people’s m…
On November 5th, 1605, a conspiracy is launched in London. Guy Fawkes and his comrades fail in an attempt to blow up parliament and Protestant king.
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