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Journey Through Time

45. The Gunpowder Plot: Why Do We Remember The Fifth Of November? (Ep 4)

Journey Through Time

Goalhanger

History

4.3595 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

How did the remaining conspirators manage to blow themselves up? Why is the defeat of the Gunpowder Plot still celebrated 400 years later? What are the parallels between this plot and the 7/7 bombings?  Join David Olusoga and Sarah Churchwell as they relive how the gunpowder plotters met their grisly end.  Visit https://www.LRB.me/Journey to get six months of the London Review of Books for just twelve pounds, plus a free LRB tote bag. Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Harry Balden Producer: Alice Horrell Head of History: Dom Johnson Exec Producer: Tony Pastor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Robert Winter, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood and Francis Tresham, as well with Henry Garnett, Oswald Tesmond, John Gerard,

0:58.4

Robert Winter, Thomas Winter, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, and Thomas Bates, Robert Katesby, Thomas Percy,

1:07.4

John Wright, Christopher Wright, the said false traitors did traitorously provide and bring

1:14.2

into the cellar of Forsad barrels full of gunpowder. And Guy Fox, for a full and final accomplishment

1:21.9

of the treasons, traitorous intentions, and purposes of Forsad had prepared and had upon his person touchwood and

1:30.2

match therewith traitorously to give fire to the several barrels hogsheads and quantities of gunpowder

1:37.6

of foresaid at the time appointed for the execution of the said horrible treasons welcome to to Journey Through Time. I'm Sarah Churchwell.

1:46.5

And I'm David Olishogger.

1:47.5

And those words, David, come from the trial of the gunpowder plotters.

1:52.0

The men whose names were read out at the beginning of that indictment,

1:55.0

along with those of the Catholic priests who were said to have assisted them.

1:58.0

And as you can tell from the language used,

2:00.0

they really wanted to

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