The 'Gunpowder Plot' was foiled at the eleventh hour, an event still celebrated annually on 5 November and named for the most famous of the conspirators - Guy Fawkes Night. But who was Guy Fawkes ...

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A co-conspirator in the infamous Gunpowder Plot, Fawkes was born in 1570 in York, England. Raised as a Protestant, he converted to Catholicism in his teens. When Fawkes was just 21, he left for ...

What pushed Guy Fawkes over the edge? What pushed Guy Fawkes over the edge? What turned him from a radical who wanted change to an extremist willing to kill? Foreign correspondent Jason Burke has ...

Based in the Tower Vaults at the Tower of London, The Gunpowder Plot gives visitors a chance to step into 1605 ahead of Guy Fawkes’ failed attempt to blow up parliament. While the event has ...

Xand Van Tulleken and historian Tracy Borman uncover the real story behind one of the most infamous episodes in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. Xand Van Tulleken and Tracy Borman explore the ...

The house where the Gunpowder Plot was hatched was the "perfect place" for the conspirators to meet, according to historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsley. For her latest BBC Two series ...

The infamous Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605 is the focus of this three-part historical thriller. Kit Harington ("Game of Thrones") stars as Robert Catesby, the driving force behind ...

A historic country house with links to the Gunpowder Plot will no longer be managed by the National Trust. Coughton Court near Alcester will once again be run by the Throckmorton family instead of the ...

The Throckmorton family are an influential and illustrious family with connections to Worcestershire, Warwickshire and the Gunpowder Plot ...