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Title: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot


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Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
2
1603
  • James I became King of England
  • He fined Catholics for not attending Church of
    England services and he put Catholic priests to
    death.

3
1604
  • Robert Catesby and a group of Catholics hatched a
    plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament on the
    day it opened.

4
Guy Fawkes
  • The plotters recruited Guido (Guy) Fawkes, an
    explosives expert.

5
The plot
  • They rented a house near to the Houses of
    Parliament and started tunnelling in the cellar.
  • Guy Fawkes was given the job of keeping watch
    over the barrels and lighting the fuse.

6
The plan takes shape
  • 36 barrels of gunpowder were secretly moved to
    the cellar and hidden behind firewood.

7
Who sent the warning?
  • Lord Monteagle, an MP and cousin of Francis
    Tresham received a letter, warning him to not
    attend the State Opening of Parliament.
  • Monteagle showed the letter to Robert Cecil who,
    in turn, showed it to the King.

8
4th November 1605
  • The King orderered a search of the cellars.
  • Guy was found with pile of wood and the
    gunpowder.
  • Guy was arrested and taken to the Tower of London.

9
Torture in the Tower
  • After four days of torture he confessed to the
    Plot.

10
The other plotters
  • Meanwhile, the other plotters had been hiding in
    a house in the Midlands.
  • Soldiers surrounded the house.
  • Catesby, Percy Winter brothers were shot dead.
  • Remaining plotters were taken to the Tower of
    London.
  • They were tried, and found guilty of High
    Treason.

11
January 1606
  • The plotters were hanged, drawn and quartered
    for their crimes.

12
THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER
  • Every year on 5th November, the anniversary of
    the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes is remembered.
  • Throughout England in towns and villages huge
    bonfires are lit, fireworks are set off and a
    stuffed model of a man, like a scarecrow, is
    burnt on the bonfire. This is to celebrate the
    failure of the Gunpowder Plot.

13
Rhymes and chants
  • Remember, Remember the fifth of November
  • Gunpowder, treason and plot.
  • I see no reason, why gunpowder treason
  • Should ever be forgot.
  • Guy Fawkes, Guy
  • Stick him up on high
  • Put him on the fire
  • And there let him die

14
Bonfire food
  • People bake potatoes, eat sausages and soup and a
    sticky cake called Parkin made of oatmeal,
    ginger, treacle and syrup.
  • There are wonderful firework displays all over
    the country.
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