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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
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 lot is betrayed by an anonymous letter to Lord Monteagle. Monteagles suspicions had been aroused however, and the letter was shown to King James
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
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
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
Sir William Waad, Lieutenant of the Tower, supervised the torture and obtained Fawkess confession
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
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
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
Death of Robert Catesby, shot by a single bullet
Death of Robert Catesby, shot by a single bullet
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
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
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
Francis Tresham falls sick & dies while in prison
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
Fawkes is forced to name his fellow plotters
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
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
English sea captain John Davis is killed by Japanese pirates whose ship he had captured off the coast of Sumatra
James I has Andrew Melville arrested for mocking the English Church
Arrested for involvement with the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-1621
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Refused titles of father & uncle by Star Chamber & deserts family for Italy
Prosecutes the gunpowder plot conspirators
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. Placed in charge of executing the plot due to his military & explosives experience
The plotters planned to use Henry Percy, Earl of Northumberland, as Elizabeth's Protector, but most likely never informed him of this. Queen Elizabeth allowed him to escape with his life after fining him 4,000 marks (equivalent to over 6 million pounds as of 2008), after which he sold his estate in Chastleton. Arrested for involvement with the Gunpowder Plot, 1605-1621
Percy hires the cellar beneath Parliament where the gunpowder barrels will be stored. Takes part in the Gunpowder Plot & is mortally wounded
One of the participants in the Gunpowder Plot
One of the participants in the Gunpowder Plot
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