The gunpowder plot

• Who became King of England in 1603?

  James I
• What did Catholics in England hope for under James I's reign?

  They hoped for more religious freedom
• What was the religious affiliation of James I?

  He was strongly Protestant
• What laws continued to affect Catholics during James I's reign?

  Anti-Catholic laws
• What was compulsory for Catholics in England during this time?

  Attendance at Protestant church services
• Who orchestrated the Gunpowder Plot?

  Robert Catesby and 12 others
• What was the date of the planned detonation in the Gunpowder Plot?

  5 November 1605
• What was the goal of the Gunpowder Plot?

  To kill most of England's Protestant ruling class
• Who was intended to serve as a puppet monarch in the Gunpowder Plot?

  James' daughter Elizabeth
• What was the reason Treshame wrote a warning letter?

  He feared his brother-in-law Lord Monteagle would be at the state opening
• Who received the warning letter from Treshame?

  Robert Cecil, the king's spymaster
• What happened to the plotters after the plot was revealed?

  They were caught in the act
• What type of punishment did the conspirators face?

  They were tortured and executed
• What was one method of torture used on the conspirators?

  The rack
• What legal requirement was necessary for torture to be conducted?

  Specific permission from the king
• How were the conspirators executed?

  By hanging, drawing, and quartering
• What did the 1606 Popish Recusants Act require from Catholics?

  To take an oath of loyalty to the English crown
• When were Catholics allowed to vote in England?

  Until 1829
• What were the main events of the Gunpowder Plot?

  • Orchestrated by Robert Catesby and 12 others
  • Planned to detonate explosives on 5 November 1605
  • Aimed to kill Protestant ruling class
  • Intended to install Elizabeth as puppet monarch
  • Warning letter led to plotters' capture
  • Conspirators tortured and executed
  • Resulted in the 1606 Popish Recusants Act