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Sir Walter Raleigh was Elizabethan England’s greatest adventurer—but when his fortunes changed, one fatal mistake led to his catastrophic downfall.
Sir Walter Raleigh was the greatest adventurer of the Elizabethan Age, but when his fortunes changed he made a fatal mistake ...
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How Guy Fawkes, Figurehead of the Gunpowder Plot, Avoided the Full Horrors of Execution by Hanging, Drawing and Quartering
A co-conspirator in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Fawkes was born in 1570 in ... the leaders of a small group of men who detested England’s new king, James I, for his discrimination toward ...
The Mirror6mon
Rare copy of James I 'thundering' speech to parliament after Gunpowder Plot uncovered
A rare copy of a speech given to Parliament by King James I just days after the Gunpowder Plot was foiled has been unearthed by a book collector. The first edition book discovered by Andrew Wright ...
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Guy Fawkes' iron lantern from 'Gunpowder Plot' on display at museum in Oxford
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. They had planned ...
The Tablet7mon
Remember, Remember? Why we shouldn’t forget the history surrounding the Gunpowder Plot
Most of us will be vaguely aware that the plot of ... and the King – James I of England and VI of Scotland. But it is worth digging into the details. The recent series Gunpowder (BBC – now ...
Daily Express7mon
The real power behind the gunpowder plot... and it wasn't Guy Fawkes
A SHOCKING docu-drama shows Guy Fawkes was merely a minor player in a wider plot to assassinate King James I ... icism as England’s true religion. Gunpowder Siege on Sky History dramatically ...
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Sky History Orders ‘Gunpowder Siege’ With ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Chuku Modu; Historical Drama Marks A Move Into Scripted For ‘Whitney’ Producer Lightbox
Premium docs specialist Lightbox is moving into drama with Gunpower Siege, a scripted series for Sky History in the UK that promises to reveal the gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot.
Shropshire Star1y
Rare copy of King's speech to Parliament reacting to gunpowder plot unearthed in Shrewsbury
On November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes and his band of Catholic plotters attempted to to assassinate King James I during the opening of Parliament by blowing it up using gunpowder. Fawkes was caught in ...
Daily Mail1y
Inside the true story of the gunpowder plot... nine things you probably don't know about November 5 bonfire night
The most notorious member of the 1605 plot was Guy Fawkes, who was infamously found guarding the gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament which was there to kill King James I. But did you know ...
The Mirror1y
Chilling true story behind Gunpowder plot - and Guy Fawkes wasn't the man to blame
King James' mother was Mary Queen of Scots and ... Other men joined the conspiracy and it became known as the Gunpowder Plot. The conspirators leased a cellar beneath the Houses of Parliament ...
Hull Daily Mail1y
I took a trip to the tiny East Yorkshire village at the centre of the Gunpowder Plot
Each year we mark the occasion of the Gunpowder Plot on November 5 ... into the role the Wright brothers played in the plot to topple King James. John and Christopher were born to Robert Wright ...