Gunpowder Plot MAYA

• The plot was discovered by an anonymous letter sent to William Parker, the Earl of Montague
• Catesby had been involved with the Northern Rebellion against James I in 1569
• Robert Catesby was the leader of the group who planned the attack on Parliament
• Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators who planted gunpowder under the House of Lords
• Guy Fawkes was the man responsible for planting the gunpowder under the House of Lords
• Henry Garnett was executed for his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot
• James VI became King James I when he succeeded Elizabeth I
• The Catholic Church was banned from England by Henry VIII, but it remained popular among Catholics
• King James I was suspicious of Catholics due to their loyalty to the Pope rather than him as monarch
• In 1604, James I passed laws that made it harder for Catholics to practice their religion
• Catholics were not allowed to practice their religion openly or attend Mass
• In 1605, Guy Fawkes joined a group of English Catholics who planned to blow up Parliament and kill King James I
• How did King James react to the plot?

  Harshly And killed the plotters in the streets
• How do people remember the Gunpowder plot?

  Bonfire night every 5 Nov�� 🎆🎇🧨
• Finish the saying, “ remember, remember the….”

  ”5 of November“