Tuesday, July 29, 2025
The Gunpowder Plot
In February 1604, James introduced harsh measures against Catholics. Not longer after that, the masterminds behind the Gunpowder Plot went to work.
Catesby found willing co-conspirators in Thomas Wintour and John Wright (who had joined Catesby in the 1601 rebellion against the Queen). Several sources say that the men were discussing a plan to blow up the House of Lords as early as 1604. One of the men who went on Catesby's secret trip to Spain to try to convince the king to invade was a soldier named Guy Fawkes. Wintour and Fawkes had fought for Spain against England in the Netherlands. Fawkes was soon onboard. Next to join was Thomas Percy, a friend of Catesby who was also a brother-in-law to John Wright. The plotters then got together in May 1604 and went to work.
Coming on board in October 1604 was Robert Keyes, a noble who had had enough of the king's persecution of Catholics, and Thomas Bates, Catesby's servant who was admitted to the plotting after he discovered it unwittingly. Part 3 |
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