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The Gunpowder Plot: A Failed Catholic Resistance in England
TLDR In 1605, a group of Catholics in England plotted to blow up Parliament and the king in order to restore a Catholic monarch to the throne. The plan was foiled, leading to the arrest, execution, and increased restrictions on Catholics in England.
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In 1605, members of the Catholic Resistance in England plotted to blow up Parliament and the king on November 5th in order to restore a Catholic monarch to the throne, but their plan was foiled and the 5th of November is still remembered today.
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Henry VIII created the Church of England after the pope refused to annul his marriage, leading to a series of religious changes and persecutions in England.
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In the early 17th century, Catholics in England, led by Robert Catsby, planned to blow up the King and Parliament in order to put James's daughter Elizabeth on the throne and establish Catholic rule.
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Guy Fawkes wasn't the mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot, but he and his fellow conspirators took an oath of secrecy and planned to store gunpowder under the House of Lords to blow up Parliament on November 5th, 1605.
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On the night before Parliament was set to open, authorities discovered Guy Fawkes hiding in the undercroft of the House of Lords with 36 barrels of gunpowder, leading to his arrest and the unraveling of the entire conspiracy.
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The other conspirators fled London and attempted to execute the rest of the plot, but were rejected by their own family members and ended up accidentally causing an explosion that blinded one of them, leading to their capture and execution, ultimately resulting in increased restrictions on Catholics in England.
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Effigies of Guy Fawkes, known as guys, were burned on bonfires on November 5th, and although the official holiday was rescinded in 1859, it is still celebrated unofficially with bonfires and fireworks demonstrations.
