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__Aim: Davian Peterson__ The assassination attempt of King James, otherwise known as the gunpowder plot, began because of the king’s loathing of the Catholics in England. Chris says, “Catholics in England had expected James to be more tolerant of them. In fact, he had proved to be the opposite and had ordered all Catholic priests to leave England” (Trueman). Many of the Catholics felt attacked for their religious beliefs and did not want this kind of policy in the country. Unlike her father, James’s daughter was Catholic and when queen, she would support Catholicism in England. This alone drove the Gunpowder Plot. Robert Catesby came up with the plot but did not yet have the means to accomplish it so he hired Guy Fawkes to carry out the assassination with 36 barrels of gunpowder. David says, “With his vast experience of dangerous situations, Fawkes was to be the man of action in a group which was growing quickly as Catesby persuaded relatives, friends and colleagues to enter the conspiracy and help finance his plans” (Ford). Their efforts to fight for Catholicism were not enough due to their plans being leaked to those in power.

__Cited Sources__ Trueman, Chris. “The Gunpowder Plot of 1605” //History Learning Site//. 2014. Web. 5 Jan. 2014

Ford, David. “The Gunpowder Plot: Overview” //Britannia//. 2014. Web. 5 Jan. 2014

Historical -Cameron The Gunpowder Plot is considered to be a non-maniacal act against King James I in which some Catholics planned to blow up the king. The plot’s main instigators would be known as Guy Fawkes and John Grant. Chris says, “Catholics in England had expected James to be more tolerant of them. In fact, he had proved to be the opposite and had ordered all Catholic priests to leave England. This so angered some Catholics that they decided to kill James and put his daughter Elizabeth on the throne ensuring that she was a Catholic” (Trueman). Killing James I would lead to having the country be led by a Queen. According to David, “ The explosive expert, Guy Fawkes, had been left in the cellars to set off the fuse. He was only caught when a group of guards decided to check the cellars at the last moment. Fawkes was arrested and sent to the Tower of London where he was tortured and eventually gave away the names of the fellow conspirators. Sir William Wade, Lieutenant of the Tower, had orders to use whatever means of torture was required to get information from Fawkes. The order came from James, himself.” (Ford). Knowing this information, James stayed king and his daughter later became Queen but not due to the Gunpowder Plot. Cites Trueman, Chris. "The Gunpowder Plot of 1605” //HistoryLearningSite//. 2014. Web. 06 Jan. 2015. Ford, David. “The Gunpowder Plot: Overview” //Britannia//. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2014  Cultural- Gunpowder Plot  Gabby Gagliano

The cultural impact of the Gunpowder plot affected most of the Roman Catholics. When Queen Elizabeth took the throne she changed things about the law that affected the Romans and King James did not change the laws back describes Mandy. Mandy states “ There were even fines for people who didn't attend the Protestant church on Sunday or on holy days. James lst passed more laws against the Catholics when he became king” (British Culture and Life). With that being said Roman Catholics felt like they were being treated unfairly. This then lead to the plan of the assassination of King James 1st. Because Guy Fawkes failed to assassinate him, it is stated in the text that there is a celebration on November 5th for the survival of King James 1st. The cultural impact affected both the Roman Catholics and the non Roman Catholics by the laws changing for the Catholics and the King surviving the failed attempt at the assassination. The was a list of men that planned the death of Kings James one of them being Francis Tresham. They had the attack planned out until King James received a letter notifying him about the plan describes David Ford. David states “The authorship of the letter has never been certainly identified, but Lord Monteagle was Francis Tresham's brother-in-law” (Britannia History). The cultural` impact affected everyone differently whether being Roman Catholic or not, it depended on what and who the citizens look up to and what they believed was right. Gabby’s Work Cited: Barrow, Mandy. “History of the Gunpowder Plot & Guy Fawkes Night.” //Resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk,// n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2015.

Ford, David. “The Gunpowder Plot: Overview.” //Britannia//, n.d. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. Gunpowder Plot Ashley Riopel Audience The vicious attack also known as the Gunpowder Plot was a plan to target King James I. When this event took place, many gathered around to watch and see if it would truly happen. In the article, “The Enduring Memory of the Gunpowder Plot” it states, “The planned huge explosion would also have killed and maimed the many Londoners who would have gathered to view the event” (Haynes 1). This event was mainly intended for the audience of the Catholics. King James was of London, so the event did attract the citizens of London. The secondary audience would be the citizens of London because they followed his ruling. The plotters of this attack assumes that the audience is against King James and his family, which is obviously why they did this. This is an extreme weakness because they did not assume the feedback and anger they would receive from all of the citizens of London. The so-called authors of this attack did not think through their consequences and if the plot would potentially work, therefore they had more weaknesses rather than strengths. = = = Ashley’s Works Cited: =

Haynes, Alan. "The Enduring Memory of the Gunpowder Plot." //BBC News//. Web. 06 Jan. 2015.

Ford, David. “The Gunpowder Plot: Overview” //Britannia//. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2014