In 1605 a plot to blow up the houses of parliament was thwarted and the Catholic conspirators executed.
*apologies for the sound recording in this episode. I had problems with my microphone
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www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolu tionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/the-gu npowder-plot-of-1605/
www.history.com/topics/british-history/gunpo wder-plot
www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-s tories/guy-fawkes-and-the-gunpowder-plot/#gs .eh2b8c
englishhistory.net/stuarts/the-gunpowder-plot/ Wikipedia.org/gunpowder_plot
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/coughton-court/feat ures/gunpowder-plot
