1605 in History

Guy Fawkes is arrested for his part in the gunpowder plot. For 2 days Fawkes is the only suspect & his name becomes synonymous with the Powder Treason, the Gunpowder Plot

Death of Robert Catesby, shot by a single bullet

Galileo is thought to co-author a satirical dialogue attacking Aristotelian interpretations of the new star.

Through Northumberlands agents Dudley Carleton and John Hippesley, Thomas Percy subleased a house in Westminster from Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, and installed Fawkes there as his servant, "John Johnson"

The plot was revealed to the authorities in an anonymous letter sent to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle

By October Catesby had enlisted a total of 12 Catholic men, and the last remaining plot details were now being considered

The leading conspirators meet & decide to go ahead with the plot

During a search of the House of Lords at about midnight on 4 November 1605, Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder enough to reduce the House of Lords to rubble and arrested. Most of the conspirators fled from London as they learned of the plots discovery, trying to enlist support along the way

The lot is betrayed by an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle. Heads a plot to blow up Parliament against the treatment of the Catholics by James I. 36 barrles of gunpowder are placed under the old House of Lords

Death of Robert Catesby, shot by a single bullet. Catesby is killed in a siege within a few days of the failed attempt Gunpowder Plot

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby

Through Northumberlands agents Dudley Carleton and John Hippesley, Thomas Percy subleased a house in Westminster from Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, and installed Fawkes there as his servant, "John Johnson"

The Monteagle letter betraying the plot is delivered to Baron Monteagle

Fawkess final role in the plot was settled during a series of meetings in October, he was to light the fuse and then escape across the Thames, simultaneously, a revolt in the Midlands would help to ensure the capture of Princess Elizabeth

The leading conspirators meet & decide to go ahead with the plot

Fawkes had taken up his station late on the previous night of the plot, armed with a slow match and a watch given to him by Percy "becaus he should knowe howe the time went away"

Found in the cellar of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes gave his name as John Johnson and was first interrogated by members of the King's Privy Chamber, where he remained defiant. Bonfires are set alight to celebrate the safety of James I

Guy Fawkes is arrested for his part in the gunpowder plot. Found leaving the cellar, in the early hourss, and arrested, inside, the barrels of gunpowder were discovered hidden under piles of firewood and coal.

The last Catholic plot in England. Since the plot the Yeomen of the Guard search the cellars of the Palace of Westminster. Since the plot the monarch only enters during "the State Opening of Parliament".

When asked by one of the lords what he was doing in possession of so much gunpowder, Fawkes answered that his intention was "to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains". The lot is betrayed by an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle.

For 2 days Fawkes is the only suspect & his name becomes synonymous with the Powder Treason, the Gunpowder Plot

Jamess admiration did not, however, prevent him from ordering on 6 November that "John Johnson" be tortured, to reveal the names of his co-conspirators

Under torture Fawkes confesses his identity & to the plot. Fawkes revealed his true identity on 7 November, and told his interrogators that there were five people involved in the plot to kill the King

Fawkes is forced to name his fellow plotters

Through Northumberlands agents Dudley Carleton and John Hippesley, Thomas Percy subleased a house in Westminster from Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, and installed Fawkes there as his servant, "John Johnson"

Through Northumberlands agents Dudley Carleton and John Hippesley, Thomas Percy subleased a house in Westminster from Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, and installed Fawkes there as his servant, "John Johnson"

The letter had been shown to the king on Friday 1 November, James felt that it hinted at "some strategem of fire and powder",perhaps an explosion exceeding in violence the one that killed his father, Lord Darnley, in 1567

The Privy Council tell James that they had decided to undertake a search of Parliament, "both above and below"

The king ordered a second, more thorough search to be made of the undercroft, and at about midnight Fawkes was discovered guarding the gunpowder, and arrested

Londoners celebrate the well-being of their King, James I. Initially an effigy of Pope Paul V is burnt. 1st official Guy Fawkes Night bonfire is lit on the night of the Gunpowder Plot on 5 November 1605

Bonfires are set alight to celebrate the safety of James I. A plot to blow up James I & the Commons is uncovered. A Catholic group led by Guy Fawkes is arrested

The King orders Sir Thomas Knyvet to conduct a search of the cellars underneath Parliament, which he did in the early hours of 5th November

At some point during his fundraising trip abroad Fawkes name made its way into the files of Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, who employed a network of spies across Europe

Monteagle received an anonymous letter while at his house in Hoxton, warning him to stay away from Parliament, uncertain of its meaning he delivered it to Salisbury, who before he received the letter was already aware of certain stirrings

After deciphering the letter, Parker rushed to Whitehall and showed it to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, who then showed it to the King

An anonymous letter warned Lord Monteagle to avoid the opening of Parliament. This letter was possibly sent by Monteagles brother-in-law, Francis Tresham.

Despite quickly becoming aware of the letter - informed by one of Monteagles servants - the conspirators resolved to continue with their plans, as it appeared that it "was clearly thought to be a hoax".

On the evening of 26 October, Lord Monteagle received an anonymous letter warning him to stay away, and to "retyre youre self into yowre contee whence yow maye expect the event in safti for ... they shall receyve a terrible blowe this parleament".

The Monteagle letter betraying the plot is delivered to Baron Monteagle.

The letter had been shown to the king on Friday 1 November, James felt that it hinted at "some strategem of fire and powder",perhaps an explosion exceeding in violence the one that killed his father, Lord Darnley, in 1567

For his service in protecting the crown, Monteagle was rewarded with 500 pounds and 200 pounds worth of lands.

John Whynniard, the property's owner, told the searchers that Thomas Percy held the tenancy.

Monteagle then told Suffolk that the warning letter could have come from Percy.

William Parker joined Thomas Howard in searching the basement of Parliament, where they found the stash of gunpowder and explosives.

William Parker, fourth Baron Monteagle, attended the search of Parliament's undercroft.

The lot is betrayed by an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle. Monteagles suspicions had been aroused however, and the letter was shown to King James

Percy obtains the lease for the undercroft directly underneath the first-floor House of Lords, it was into this room that the plotters moved 36 barrels of gunpowder from Catesbys lodgings on the opposite side of the River Thames

Percy hires the cellar beneath Parliament where the gunpowder barrels will be stored

This record states: Percys patron, the Earl of Northumberland, appointed him to the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, a mounted troop of 50 bodyguards to the King.

This record states: Through Northumberlands agents Dudley Carleton and John Hippesley, Thomas Percy subleased a house in Westminster from Henry Ferrers, a tenant of John Whynniard, and installed Fawkes there as his servant, "John Johnson".

This record states: While the plotters did not yet have a detailed plan, Percys appointment on 9 June as a Gentleman Pensioner gave him a reason to establish a London base.

Present at the search of the undercroft where the party are told by the owner of the house, John Whynniard, that its tenancy was then held by Thomas Percy, Monteagle then tells Suffolk the letter could be from Thomas Percy. As Fawkes identified himself as John Johnson, servant to Thomas Percy, it was Percys name which appeared on the Governments first arrest warrant

When the plot was exposed early on 5 November 1605, Percy immediately fled to the Midlands, catching up with the others en route to Dunchurch in Warwickshire

Percys flight ended with some of his fellow conspirators at about 10:00 pm on 7 November, at Holbeche House on the border of Staffordshire

Their flight ended on the border of Staffordshire, at Holbeche House, besieged early on 8 November by the pursuing Sheriff of Worcester and his men. Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby, his body was later exhumed, and his head exhibited outside Parliament

Richard Walsh, Sheriff of Worcester, and his company of 200 men besieged the Holbeche House. In the ensuing firefight Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby, fired by a John Streete of Worcester

On the orders of the Earl of Northampton, the bodies of Percy and Catesby were exhumed, and their heads displayed on spikes at the side of the Parliament House

Richard Walsh, Sheriff of Worcester, and his company of 200 men besieged the Holbeche House. In the ensuing firefight Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby, fired by a John Streete of Worcester

An anonymous letter warned Lord Monteagle to avoid the opening of Parliament. This letter was possibly sent by Monteagles brother-in-law, Francis Tresham

Francis Tresham falls sick & dies while in prison

Sir William Waad, Lieutenant of the Tower, supervised the torture and obtained Fawkess confession

Fawkes revealed his true identity on 7 November, and told his interrogators that there were five people involved in the plot to kill the King

Richard Walsh, Sheriff of Worcester, and his company of 200 men besieged the Holbeche House. In the ensuing firefight Percy was reportedly killed by the same musketball as Catesby, fired by a John Streete of Worcester

Present at the search of the undercroft where the party are told by the owner of the house, John Whynniard, that its tenancy was then held by Thomas Percy, Monteagle then tells Suffolk the letter could be from Thomas Percy

For 2 days Fawkes is the only suspect & his name becomes synonymous with the Powder Treason, the Gunpowder Plot

A plot to blow up James I & the Commons is uncovered

After defeat at Kircholm Sweden is forced to leave the siege of Riga

For 2 days Fawkes is the only suspect & his name becomes synonymous with the Powder Treason, the Gunpowder Plot

Death of Clement VII

English sea captain John Davis is killed by Japanese pirates whose ship he had captured off the coast of Sumatra

Death of Robert Catesby, shot by a single bullet

Annhilates a Swedish army 3 times larger than his own. After defeat at Kircholm Sweden is forced to leave the siege of Riga