Programme 2: Guy Fawkes: Gunpowder Plot

Learning Outcomes

Children should know:

• The difference between the Catholic and Protestant religions
• That Queen Elizabeth I was a Protestant
• That Queen Elizabeth I expected everyone to be Protestant
• That Catholics had to worship in secret
• That James VI of Scotland became King James I of England after Queen Elizabeth’s death
• That Guy Fawkes travelled to the Netherlands to fight with the Catholic Spanish army
• That Guy Fawkes learnt to handle gunpowder
• That a group of 12 Catholics decided to assassinate the King in order to gain Catholic rights
• That the plot was planned in secret and Guy Fawkes was asked to become involved because of his expertise with gunpowder
• That the gunpowder was hidden under the Houses of Parliament
• That a Catholic Member of Parliament was warned of the plot and told the King
• That Guy Fawkes was arrested and executed for treason
• Why we celebrate bonfire night
• That celebrations are a type of evidence