The following is an encore presentation of Everything Everywhere Daily.

In 1605, members of the Catholic Resistance in England hatched a plot that would have completely changed the political

landscape of the country. They wanted to blow up the entire parliament and the king

on November 5th, which they thought would return a Catholic monarch to the throne.

The plotters got caught and their demise

has been celebrated for the last 400 years. Learn more about Guy Fox Day, the

Gunpowder Plot, and why the 5th of November is still remembered on this episode

of Everything Everywhere Daily. To understand what brought about the gunpowder plot, we need to back up about 70 years.

Henry VIII was the King of England and his wife, the Spanish and very Catholic Catherine of Aragon,

wasn't able to provide him a son in heir.

Actually she had three sons and three daughters, but none of them survived more than a month, save for her daughter Mary.

In order to have the son he wanted, he petitioned the Pope to get his marriage annulled so he could get married again.

The Pope was having none of this so in 1534 he did what any monarch would do in a similar situation he started his own religion with himself at the head.

So he got married again. And again, and again, and again, and again.

When Henry created the Church of England, he made being Catholic a treasonable offense,

confiscated all church property, and there were many executions. a as a state religion, and she executed many Protestants.

Then Mary dies and she's replaced by her half-sister, the Protestant Elizabeth,

who once again makes the Church of England the official religion,

and makes it compulsory to both Catholics and other Protestants alike.

Most of those other Protestants became what we call the Puritans.

Elizabeth is on the throne for a very long time, 44 years, and during that time Catholics are forced to practice

their religion underground.

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