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Gunpowder plot Flashcards

1
Q

When did the gunpowder plot happened?

A

5th November 1506

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2
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Where was the gunpowder plot organised?

A

The pub

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Who arranged to meet at the pub?

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Robert Catesby

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Why did the people want to blow up the parliament?

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To end the persecution of catholics by the english government and King Charles 1. They hoped to blow up e Protestant king in hopes of a catholic king

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5
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Why did the group of people chose Guy Fawkes to blow up the parliament?

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The people didn’t know him very well and he is good at blowing things up

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6
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Guy Fawkes pretended to be who to rent a hoe near the house of the parliament?

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A villager called John Johnstone, Perkin’s servant

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The plotters had a deadline of February 1605 but what happened?

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Due to plagues, the parliament was closed until November

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When was Guy Fakes discovered?

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4th November 1605 at midnight in the cellar of the parliament

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What happened to Guy Fawkes and the other men involved in the gunpowder plot?

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Arrested for treason

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