Gunpowder plot
When did King James I become England's King?
1603
Why did the plotters decide to blow up the king and lords in 1604?
Because James didn't make life easier for the Catholics as they had hoped in 1604 due to the fact that his mother was a Catholic.
What happened just before midnight on November 4th 1605?
Guards arrested Guy Fawkes as he came to hide in the cellar and wait to set off the explosives the next days.
What did lord Monteagle ask the servant do when he received the letter?
He strangely asked the servant to read it aloud.
What happened to Guy Fawkes until November 9th 1605?
He was taken to the Tower of London and tortured on the orders of the King but did not confess the names of his fellow plotters until November 9th 1605.
Where was their hideout?
Holbeache House in Staffordshire.
When did Francis Tresham join the gang?
In October 1605.
What did James promise England?
James promised that he would abolish the fines which Catholics had to pay for not going to a Protestant Church service on Sundays.
When where the plotters executed?
January 1606
Who was Jame I's mother?
Mary Queen of Scots
Why did he give the letter to sir Robert Cecil?
Monteagle was alarmed by reference to "a terrible blow". So he passed it on to Cecil, king's chief minister.
When were Catesby and Percy killed?
November 8th 1605
Was James VI of Scotland/King James I of England Catholic or Protestant?
Protestant
What happened on November 7th?
Robert Cecil seemed to know where the plotters were because on the 7th armed me. Surrounded them in their hideout.
How were the remaining plotters killed?
Sentenced to death by hanging drawing and quartering.
What did the anonymous letter sent to Lord Monteagle say?
The letter was wearing him not to go to Parliament on the fatal day.
Where were the Plotters when they set up 36 barrels of gunpowder?
They rented a house with a cellar under the House of Lords and hid the gunpowder under piles of firewood. They waited for the State opening of Parliament in November 1605.
Who were the main members of the gang?
Thomas Percy Thomas Winter Ambrose Rookwood Guy Fawkes Francis Tresham
When did they want to blow up the king and lords?
When they met for State opening for Parliament.
