Guy Fawkes Gunpowder

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Guy fawkes gunpowder. Its object was to blow up the palace at westminster during the state opening of parliament while james i and his chief ministers met within in reprisal for increasing oppression of roman catholics in england. Created by ronan bennett kit harington daniel west. Foreign mercenary guido fawkes and a group of english catholic traitors plan to blow up the palace of westminster and kill king james i in the early 17th century. The plan was to blow up the house of lords during the state opening of parliament on 5 november 1605 as the prelude to a popular revolt in the.

The plotters rented space in the cellars of the house of lords and filled it with 36 barrels of gunpowder. But what was the gunpowder. Guy fawkes born 1570 york england died january 31 1606 london british soldier and best known participant in the gunpowder plot. With kit harington liv tyler edward holcroft shaun dooley.

13 april 1570 31 january 1606 also known as guido fawkes while fighting for the spanish was a member of a group of provincial english catholics who was involved in the failed gunpowder plot of 1605. The gunpowder plot of 1605 in earlier centuries often called the gunpowder treason plot or the jesuit treason was a failed assassination attempt against king james i by a group of provincial english catholic terrorists led by robert catesby. Guy fawkes was imprisoned in the tower of london for his role in the gunpowder plot 1605. Children have described and illustrated fawkes s role in the gunpo.

Guy fawkes gunpowder plotter guy fawkes was born in april 1570 in york england. He was born and educated in york. Guy fawkes had previously fought for catholic spain against the dutch and had become experienced in the use of explosives. His parents were protestants but during his childhood guy converted to catholicism.

Guy fawkes was put in charge. Find out more about his life with bitesize ks1 history. He also used the italian version of his name guido fawkes.