Lord Monteagle
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William Parker, Lord Monteagle, is very much linked to the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. It was Lord Monteagle who mysteriously received a letter that clearly warned Monteagle not to attend Parliament on the day James I was due to open Parliament for its new session. Monteagle was born in
John Wright
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John Wright, along with his brother Christopher, was a conspirator in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – an attempt to kill James I and as many members of Parliament as was possible. Unlike the conspirators who were caught, with the exception of Francis Tresham, John Wright escaped the butchery of
Christopher Wright
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Christopher (‘Kit’) was one of the conspirators in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot –the plot to kill James I and members of Parliament. Christopher was ‘luckier’ than some of the potters – he was shot of November 8th and escaped the butchery of being hung, drawn and quartered. Christopher
Francis Tresham
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Francis Tresham was one the 1605 Gunpowder Plot conspirators. The part played in the plot by Francis Tresham is probably crucial in explaining why it failed – as it was Tresham who almost certainly sent a letter to Lord Monteagle warning him of the dangers of being in Parliament
Robert Catesby
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Robert Catesby was one of the conspirators in the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – the attempt to blow up James I and members of Parliament. Robert Catesby was considered to be one of the leading conspirators – but he managed to escape the butchery of being hung, drawn and quartered
Guy Fawkes
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Guy Fawkes is the name most associated with the 1605 Gunpowder Plot – the attempt by Guy Fawkes and others like Thomas Wintour, Everard Digby and Thomas Percy to blow up the king, James I, and members of Parliament. Guy Fawkes was literally caught on the spot and a
English Catholics 1603 to 1606
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English Catholics were full of hope when James I made his way to London from Scotland in 1603. English Catholics believed that James had promised them an improved lifestyle once he had ascended the throne and all Catholics in England expected a more tolerant society. If Catholics expected greater
Richard Bancroft
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Richard Bancroft was the man trusted by James I to argue on behalf of the government religious matters that occurred during his reign. Bancroft was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1604 until his death in 1610. Bancroft believed that Puritanism had the potential to socially and politically destabilise the country
Robert Cecil the politician
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Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, was a major political figure in the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I. Cecil had a political pedigree of the highest order – his father was Lord Burghley, one of Elizabeth I’s chief ministers. Cecil was made Earl of Salisbury in May 1605.
Robert Cecil
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Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, plays a very interesting part in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. He was a trusted servant of James I who was all but a prime minister in Stuart England. To this day, there are historians who believe that sufficient evidence exists to show that