Straight-Up Treason: The Gunpowder Plot
Tudors Dynasty & Beyond
RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson
4.4 • 869 Ratings
🗓️ 1 November 2022
⏱️ 55 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
On this episode of Ask the Expert, Steph is joined by returning guest Nicola Cornick to chat about the intriguing story of the Gunpowder Plot. You may think you know everything about this failed plot, but I assure you, Nicola will surprise you with details you did not know!
"Remember, Remember the Fifth of November"
--
Nicola's Book - The Winter Garden
Commercial FREE for patrons!
Love the Tudors? Read the stories of the Tudors on Tudors Dynasty!
Shop Tudors Dynasty Merchandise
Love the show and want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon!
--
Credits:
Voiced by: Steph Stohrer
Guest: Nicola Cornick
Edited by: Rebecca Larson
Voice Over: David Black
Music: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog
--
Nicola's Book - The Winter Garden
Commercial FREE for patrons!
Love the Tudors? Read the stories of the Tudors on Tudors Dynasty!
Shop Tudors Dynasty Merchandise
Love the show and want to show your support? Become a patron on Patreon!
--
Credits:
Voiced by: Steph Stohrer
Guest: Nicola Cornick
Edited by: Rebecca Larson
Voice Over: David Black
Music: Ketsa, Alexander Nakarada, and Winnie the Moog
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is the Tudor's Dynasty podcast. And now, Ask the Expert with Steph. |
| 0:14.2 | Welcome back to Ask the Expert, a segment of the Tudors Dynasty podcast where we ask |
| 0:19.2 | authors and historians questions directly from you, |
| 0:22.4 | our loyal listeners. |
| 0:23.8 | To learn more about not only the Tudors, but those that ruled before and after them. |
| 0:29.2 | Today we'll be traveling back to 1605, where our guests, the wonderfully talented and |
| 0:34.5 | creative author and historian Nicola Kornick will take us through the failed |
| 0:38.6 | assassination attempt against King James the first Stuart King of England in what we now refer to |
| 0:45.2 | as the gunpowder plot. If you've ever heard of the name Robert Catesby or Guy Fox, it's |
| 0:51.6 | likely that this conspiracy is why. |
| 0:57.6 | So without further ado, I'd like to welcome our guest, Nicola Kornick. |
| 0:58.6 | Hello, Nicola. |
| 1:01.9 | Hello, thank you very much for inviting me today. |
| 1:07.4 | I'd like to start off today, as I usually do, by opening the conversation with you, |
| 1:12.7 | giving us the kind of quote, in a nutshell synopsis of what the gunpowder plot of 1605 actually was. |
| 1:15.2 | Maybe some history about why it began, some key players, and of course, how it turned out. |
| 1:22.2 | Okay. |
| 1:23.8 | That's quite a big topic. |
| 1:26.7 | So I'm going to do my very best to put that all in a nutshell. |
| 1:31.1 | What was the gunpowder plot? |
| 1:33.3 | Well, as you mentioned, it took place in 1605. |
| 1:37.8 | It was a failed attempt to blow up the English Parliament and assassinate King James I. |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.