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The three-part series tells the story of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which Robert Catesby (Harington) led a band of conspirators in plotting to assassinate the reigning king of England, James I ...

Guy Fawkes was sentenced to death for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to kill James I of England, members of the royal family and government officials. Public domain via Wikimedia ...

These are the gunpowder plotters, the infamous Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators who, on the 5th of November 1605, tried to blow up a packed parliament in the name of their Catholic faith.

The house where the Gunpowder Plot was hatched was the "perfect place" for the conspirators to meet, according to historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsley.

Credit: Ashmolean Museum / University of Oxford Fawkes and his conspirators had planned the infamous 'Gunpowder Plot' to blow up the chamber and kill the Protestant King James I.

By anatomically dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment, we can understand the profound agony the gunpowder plot co-conspirators endured.

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The conspirators met in various taverns to finalise the plot, but concern amongst the group had began to grow that the safety of some of the Catholic peers might be at risk.

Robert Catesby, one of the key conspirators, lived at Ashby St Ledgers Manor House, where the plot was devised. The free fireworks display will take place on Saturday, 2 November. Another free ...

The conspirators leased a cellar and passageway under the House of Lords in March 1605, after their plans to tunnel underneath the building had proven unfeasible.