Beyond the podcast: Gunpowder plot
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MembershipWhy did the 1605 gunpowder plot fail? 9 big questions about the conspiracy to blow up parliament.
John Cooper and Hannah Greig, historical advisors on the 2017 BBC drama Gunpowder, answer the biggest questions on the Catholic conspiracy to obliterate king and parliament in 1605...
StuartGuy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot: everything you need to know
Every year on 5 November people mark the anniversary of the failure of the gunpowder plot, in which 13 men plotted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in the hope of killing the Protestant king, James I and VI. But how much is known about Guy Fawkes, the conspirator most closely associated with the foiled scheme? Here we bring you the facts…
MembershipHow to build a radical: what the Gunpowder Plot can teach us about extremism today.
The experiences that shaped Guy Fawkes and his Gunpowder Plot co-conspirators into violent extremists seem all too familiar today. Lucy Worsley tells a story of religious clashes, state-sanctioned torture and comrades-in-arms willing to die for the cause
StuartKing James VI and I: your guide to the first Stuart monarch of England
How did James VI of Scotland come to rule as King James I of England? Who were his personal favourites? And what was his role in the witch hunts at the turn of the 17th century? Historian and author Tracy Borman presents a comprehensive guide…
MembershipAlternate history: what if… the gunpowder plot had succeeded?.
Dr John Cooper, a specialist in early modern history at the University of York, speculates about what would have happened if Guy Fawkes had succeeded in blowing up parliament in 1605
ElizabethanA perilous game of hide and seekThe history of priest holes and hunters
Amid the religious tensions of Tudor England, a new architectural phenomenon emerged: secret hiding spots built into people’s homes known as ‘priest holes’. Their purpose? For Catholic priests to take refuge and avoid execution. Lauren Good explains the history behind these curious places – as well as those who sought to find them…
MembershipThe letter that betrayed the gunpowder plotters.
Who wrote the words that prevented Guy Fawkes from lighting the fuse? Daniel Hahn rereads the letter that betrayed the 1605 plotters...
VictorianAnne Boleyn, Beefeaters, Guy Fawkes and the princes: a brief history of the Tower of London
One of the most iconic historic sites in the world, the Tower of London was not just the backdrop but the lead actor in some of the most momentous events in British history. Exploring its long and fascinating history reveals a cast of characters from the well-known (such as Anne Boleyn and the princes in the Tower) to the more unexpected (spies, jewel thieves and polar bears). Here, author and historian Tracy Borman investigates
MembershipFrom Tudor to Stuart: the succession of 1603.
The passing of the English crown from Elizabeth I to James VI & I was welcomed by a nation hungry for change. But, writes Susan Doran, it wasn’t long before tensions began to rise between the incoming king and his new subjects
Medieval‘Godly butchery’: the horrifying history of hanging, drawing and quartering
In medieval England, the crime of treason was so heinous, and so against the normal social order, that it required a punishment that would horrify as much as it would deter. Historian Rebecca Simon reveals the details of a gruesome method of execution reserved only for the worst of the worst…
Membership9 places associated with Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot.
In 1605 a small group of disaffected Catholics came within a whisker of blowing the king and parliament to smithereens. We visit nine places associated with this bloody scheme
