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What If the Plot Had Succeeded?
Tuesday 16 June 2009
To ensure the success of the plot, it would have been imperative for Parliament to meet in October 1605, so that the gunpowder would have been fresh and in working order. So let's assume that Guido Fawkes lit the fuse, stood well back and watched as the House of Lords – and all within it – blew up to the heavens. What then? More
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Why Didn't the Plot Succeed?
Tuesday 16 June 2009
The plotters' mission had been to blow up the Houses of Parliament where, the next day, James I – accompanied by his queen Anne of Denmark and heir Henry, prince of Wales – was to open the new session. A handful of men had threatened to change the course of history. Why didn't the plot succeed?
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The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
Tuesday 16 June 2009
Read all about the background to the Gunpowder plot.
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