Espionage & treason · 1605 · Pre-Victorian

The Gunpowder Plot

In November 1605 Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholic conspirators were discovered preparing to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. Fawkes was captured, tortured and executed; the plot is still commemorated every 5 November.

This summary is written in our own words from published historical sources. Map locations are approximate. Every case in the archive is at least ten years old.