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 * Aim - Gabrielle Russell **



The Gunpowder plot, which occurred in November of 1605, is an infamous event in religious history. Some Catholics, most notably Guy Fawkes, conspired with other Catholics to blow up James I who was the first of the Stuart kings of England. In England, the population of Catholics had anticipated James to be a more tolerant of them and their practices. Yet, James soon proved himself different as he ordered all the Catholic priests within England to leave immediately. Outraged, many of the Catholics then began to form a plot of kill James and enstate his daughter Elizabeth on the throne instead. Guy Fawkes was entrusted with the task of preparing and protecting the 36 barrels of gunpowder located in the basement of the House of Parliament. This would ensure that the Catholics would be treated well because she was also a Catholic. Not only did the Catholics conspire to kill James, the King of England, but they also wanted kill everyone sitting within the House of Parliament at the same time as James on November 5, 1605. Their plot consisted of “Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators, [renting] out a house right by the House of Parliament, [and managing] to get 36 barrels of gunpowder into a cellar of the House of Lords” (Trueman). They did this in an attempt to destroy the House of Parliament and to liberate Catholicism from being controlled by the government. Guy Fawkes was later caught in the cellar by a surprise patrolling of the area and was then sent to the Tower of London where he was tortured to reveal the names of his fellow conspirators. After three days of continuous torture, he revealed the names. These men who were involved with the plot were either shot, captured, sent to the Tower of London which resulted in a brief trial, a hanging or being quartered with Fawkes in January of 1606.

Trueman, Chris N. “The Gunpowder Plot of 1605” History Learning Site. History Learning Site. 17 Mar 2015. Web. 26 Oct 2015.
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 * Audience - Hayli Green **

During the Gunpowder Plot, the parliament, the king, and his lords were affected by this because thirteen people conspired to entirely obliterate them. The king and the parliament would be destroyed by their plot and they would have an opportunity to take advantage of the situation and rise to power in England. These thirteen men had the goal to raise a new monarch under their own rule. Their motives were to return England to Catholicism, forcing the citizens to convert from their Protestant religion to Catholicism. Catesby, the “mastermind” of the plot, was bitter from his family’s loss of wealth due to the anti-Catholic laws being implemented at the time. The plot was so close to being successful that Guy Fawkes was caught red-handed in the basement of the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder. The death toll would be high if their plan had been executed, as many Londoners were visiting to witness the ceremony of State Opening of Parliament. For decades afterwards, Catholics were oppressed and stripped of their rights -- even more than before. Catholic men were not allowed to vote in local elections until 1797 and could not vote in Parliament elections until 1829. Now, this 400 year-old event has gone down in British History, as it is still remembered today with Guy Fawkes Night, or Bonfire Night, an annual celebration on the 5th of November of bonfires and extravagant fireworks displays. The day is also memorialized as a traditional English rhyme titled Remember, Remember the Fifth of November. Englanders and the British still rejoice in the failure of the Gunpowder plot today.

Haynes, Alan. “The Enduring Memory of the Gunpowder Plot.” BBC. The British Broadcasting Corporation. 17 Feb. 2011. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
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Trueman, C.N. "The Gunpowder Plot Of 1605." History Learning Site. The History Learning Site, 17 Mar. 2015. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.


 * Historical - Andrew Whiteford **



The gunpowder plot is the plot occurring on November 5, 1605, in which mainly four men plotted to explode a parliament building in the name of the free Catholic church. This was done because the plotters felt that King James I was taking negative action against the Catholic church. The plot to explode the parliament building killing King James I and other political figures failed because of an anonymous warning. One of the plotters “arranged for an anonymous letter to be sent to Monteagle, warning him of danger at Parliament, which Monteagle then showed to the king and his court” (Robinson). This was done because the man who had the letter sent, Robert Cecil, had a relation to Monteagle. The purpose of the letter was to save Monteagle from the traitors plotting to kill the king. The letter led to the searching of the cellars under the parliament building which lead to the capture of Guy Fawkes. After three days of torturing, Fawkes revealed the identities of the other plotters. All of them were tried for high treason where they were beaten, hung and had their bodies cut open while they were still living. After the deaths of the traitors, it can be concluded that the traitor were sent to the ninth circle from the book Dante’s Inferno. The traitor betrayed King James I with their attempt to “explode” him. This ultimately betrayal outraged the public during that era.

Robinson, Kristen D. “The Gunpowder Plot of 1605.” The Journal for Multimedia History. University of Kentucky, Fall 1998. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.
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 * Cultural - Abigail Austin **



The Gunpowder Plot was an important historical event that happened on November 5th, 1605 and has culturally affected modern England. The Gunpowder Plot is still remembered and celebrated in England every November 5th. The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination plot against King James I of England and,“Some four centuries after Fawkes was caught, tortured and executed for his role in a scheme that never came to fruition, Britons still celebrate his demise each Nov. 5 by burning his likeness in effigy and setting fireworks ablaze” (Altman). This event is a big holiday in England as “Britons still celebrate his demise” with “fireworks” and “burning” representations of Guy Fawkes. When explaining the meaning of Guy Fawkes Day, Altman said that, “Today, Guy Fawkes Day - Also known as Bonfire Night - is marked across the United Kingdom by celebration. To foot the bill for the traditional fireworks, children roam the streets in the days leading up to the event, brandishing their effigies - known as ‘Guys’ - and ask passers-by for a ‘penny for the guy’ (Altman). The holiday has become part of the culture of the United Kingdom as even “children” participate in the “celebration” by “brandishing their effigies”. Guy Fawkes Day is a holiday celebrated in remembrance of the assassination attempt and is still celebrated almost 400 years after the original event. The Gunpowder Plot has had a major cultural impact on modern society as it is still celebrated and remembered today.


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Altman, Alex. “Guy Fawkes Day.” //Time.com.// Time Inc, 5 Nov. 2008. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.

Sandby, Paul. //Windsor Castle from the Lower Court, on the 5th of November.// 1776. Photograph. //The British Museum,// London. Britishmuseum.org. Web. 26 Oct. 2015.