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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. 1603. James I became King of England He fined Catholics for not attending Church of England services and he put Catholic priests to death. . 1604.

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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

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  1. Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

  2. 1603 • James I became King of England • He fined Catholics for not attending Church of England services and he put Catholic priests to death.

  3. 1604 • Robert Catesby and a group of Catholics hatched a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament on the day it opened.

  4. Guy Fawkes • The plotters recruited Guy (Guido) Fawkes, an explosives expert and mercenary who fought in Spain

  5. The plot • They rented a house near to the Houses of Parliament and started tunnelling in the cellar. • Guy Fawkes was given the job of keeping watch over the barrels and lighting the fuse.

  6. The plan takes shape • 36 barrels of gunpowder were secretly moved to the cellar and hidden behind firewood.

  7. Who sent the warning? • Lord Monteagle, an MP – and cousin of Francis Tresham (a plotter) – received a letter, warning him to not attend the State Opening of Parliament. • The letter was shown to the king

  8. 4th November 1605 • The King ordered a search of the cellars. • Guy was found with a pile of wood and the gunpowder. • Guy was arrested and taken to the Tower of London.

  9. Torture in the Tower • After four days of torture he confessed to the plot and was then executed.

  10. The other plotters • Meanwhile, the other plotters had been hiding in a safe house. • Soldiers surrounded the house. • Catesby and three other conspirators were shot dead. • Remaining plotters were taken to the Tower of London. • They were tried, and found guilty of High Treason.

  11. January 1606 • The plotters were hanged, drawn and quartered for their crimes.

  12. THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER • Every year on 5th November, the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered. • Bonfire Night--throughout England – in towns and villages – huge bonfires are lit, fireworks are set off and a stuffed model of a man, like a scarecrow, is burnt on the bonfire. This is to celebrate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot. • The reigning monarch only enters Parliament on the day it opens and the cellars are searched before they enter

  13. Bonfire food • People bake potatoes, eat sausages and soup and a sticky cake called parkinmade of oatmeal, ginger, molasses, lard, and flour. • There are wonderful firework displays all over the country.

  14. Rhymes and chants Remember, Remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Stick him up on high Put him on the fire And there let him die

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