"Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot." That is how the children's nursery rhyme goes that marks ...

In 1605, a group of British Catholics, including Guy Fawkes and Robert Catesby, devised a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament. They hoped to wipe out the anti-Catholic political establishment and ...

In 1605, a group of disaffected Catholics plotted to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords. They hoped to restore Protestant England to Catholicism and end the persecution of their ...

An historic house owned by the parents of one of the Gunpowder plotters and slept in by Oliver Cromwell is up for sale. The Ducks Nest is one of the oldest properties in the historic market town of ...

On 5 November 1605, a group of ten activists attempted one of the biggest acts of extremism in British history. One of these men was the now infamous Guy Fawkes, who was tasked with guarding the 36 ...

Every year Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on November 5 by burning a guy on a bonfire and setting off fireworks, to mark the failed Gunpowder plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate ...

Bonfire night has a well-told history which we are reminded of each year: 'Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot.' The most notorious member of the 1605 plot was Guy ...

While Game Of Thrones ended its 7th season on Sunday night, Kit Harington fans won’t have to wait too long to see him in action again. BBC One has released first-look images and a teaser (see below) ...

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The trouble with seeing “Gunpowder” as a truly British series, featuring a mostly British cast and commissioned initially by the BBC, is in its title. Specifically, it is not titled “Gunpowder: The ...

Cecil shows James the Letter about the Gunpowder Plot. Cecil takes his intelligence letter about the Gunpowder Plot to King James I directly. He knows that James will only get involved with the ...