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King James I

Remembering the Gunpowder Plot

September 19, 2025 by Staff
The Gunpowder Plot: The 1605 Assassination Attempt on King James I

The damp chill of a London November, the air thick with the scent of coal smoke and nervous anticipation. It is the 5th of November, 1605. For months, a small band of English Catholics, driven by a desperate faith and a burning sense of injustice, had been meticulously planning an act that would forever scar … Read more

Categories History Tags Catholicism, Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes, King James I

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