The Gunpowder Plot

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Catholic conspiracy failed assassination attempt historical event terrorist plot

The Gunpowder Plot was a failed 1605 conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I.

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Label Occurrences
Gunpowder Plot 3
Gunpowder Plot (through Thomas Percy, conspirator) 1
Gunpowder Treason Plot 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic conspiracy ⓘ
failed assassination attempt ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
terrorist plot ⓘ
aimedAt assassination of King James I of England ⓘ
destruction of the House of Lords ⓘ
killing members of Parliament ⓘ
alsoKnownAs The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
surface form: Gunpowder Treason Plot

Jesuit Treason ⓘ
commemoratedBy Lewes Bonfire Night ⓘ
surface form: Guy Fawkes Night
commemoratedOn November 5 ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
discoveredBy search of the Palace of Westminster ⓘ
discoveredOn 1605-11-04 ⓘ
endTime 1605-11-05 ⓘ
followedBy Thanksgiving Act 1606 ⓘ
increased persecution of Catholics in England ⓘ
hasCause anti-Catholic policies in England ⓘ
desire to restore a Catholic monarch ⓘ
hasEffect long-term anti-Catholic sentiment in Britain ⓘ
strengthening of Protestant rule in England ⓘ
keyFigure Guy Fawkes ⓘ
legalOutcome execution of conspirators ⓘ
trials for high treason ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
surface form: Houses of Parliament

London, England ⓘ
surface form: London

Palace of Westminster ⓘ
materialUsed gunpowder ⓘ
numberOfBarrelsOfGunpowder 36 ⓘ
opponent Parliament of England ⓘ
surface form: English Parliament

English government ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form: James I of England
participant Ambrose Rookwood ⓘ
Christopher Wright ⓘ
Everard Digby ⓘ
Francis Tresham ⓘ
Guy Fawkes ⓘ
Henry Garnet ⓘ
John Wright ⓘ
Robert Catesby ⓘ
Robert Keyes ⓘ
Robert Wintour ⓘ
Thomas Percy ⓘ
Thomas Wintour ⓘ
plannedMethod detonation of gunpowder ⓘ
pointInTime 1605 ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
startTime 1604 ⓘ
storedIn cellar beneath the House of Lords ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

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The Hollow Men → containsAllusionTo → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
The Tower → notableEvent → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
subject surface form: The Tower of London
this entity surface form: imprisonment of Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes → notableFor → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes → participantIn → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot → alsoKnownAs → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
subject surface form: Gunpowder Plot
this entity surface form: Gunpowder Treason Plot
Percy family → involvedIn → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gunpowder Plot (through Thomas Percy, conspirator)
Lewes Bonfire Night → commemorates → The Gunpowder Plot ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gunpowder Plot