History: The Gunpowder Plot

What is bonfire night really?

17th century propaganda

How many barrels of gunpowder did the plotters get into the cellar?

36

What two bits of luck did the plotters get?

A cellar under parliament came up for rent and the opening of parliament was moved back a month to the 5th of November 1605

Who was caught on the night of the 4th/5th November waiting to light the fuses?

A gang member called Guy Fawkes

Who started to plot to kill James I and all of Parliament?

A group of catholics lead by Robert Catesby

Where did the plotters flee to after Fawkes was caught?

Holbeche House near Stourbridge

Today, who is thought to have known all about the plot but let it develop so he could destroy the reputations of all catholics by catching them red handed?

James' secret service led by Robert Cecil

Every year since what have the people of England been encouraged to celebrate by having bonfires on their village greens?

The discovery of the plot

What was the problem with their first attempt?

The foundations were to thick to for the plotters to dig through

What happened at Holbeche ?

There was a gun fight and two of the plotters, one of them Robert Catesby, were killed.

How did the plotters try to get in to the Houses of Parliament ?

They hired a house across the road and tried to dig a tunnel into the cellars

What happened to the rest of the plotters after Catesby was killed ?

They were taken to London, tried and executed