The Gunpowder Plot
Dan Snow's History Hit
History Hit
4.7 • 13.7K Ratings
🗓️ 1 September 2020
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
On 5 November 1605, a planned assassination attempt on King James I was thwarted. While a group of English Catholics planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament, the name of the man caught guarding the gunpowder became legendary – Guy Fawkes. But how and why did the gunpower plot come about? And why did Guy Fawkes become the most famous of the plotters? Rob Weinberg puts the big questions about this most famous of failed assassination attempts to Dr. Leonie James at the University of Kent.
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| 0:32.7 | to them once a week here. This one's all about the gunpowder plot and Guy Fawkes. If you like it, check out |
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| 1:06.6 | But in the meantime, let's get started. |
| 1:09.3 | Let's remember, remember the 5th of November. |
| 1:12.7 | Gunpowder, treason and plot. |
| 1:21.5 | On 5th of November 1605, a planned assassination attempt on King James I was thwarted. |
| 1:27.1 | A group of English Catholics had planned to blow up the House of Lords during the state opening of Parliament. |
| 1:28.6 | The name of the man caught guarding the gunpowder became legendary, Guy Fawkes. |
| 1:34.8 | Remember, remember, the 5th of November. |
| 1:39.7 | Gunpowder treason and plot. |
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