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
