The Gunpowder Plot

On the fifth of November 1605, an attempt to kill the king of England and his government was uncovered. The conspirators were Catholics who were hugely disappointed with the new king, James I (James IV of Scotland). They had hoped that he would be more tolerant of the Catholic faith than his predecessor, Elizabeth, who [...]

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