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When World War I erupted in Sign up now to learn about This Day in History straight from your inbox. John Grant — John Grant was asked to join the group planning the Gunpowder Plot in the spring of He was with Robert Catesby outside London at the time Guy Fawkes was arrested, and was blinded when he sat near some gunpowder that was drying in front of a fire and exploded.
He was killed shortly after, along with Robert. Need help? How to videos Why join? Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night. Who was Guy Fawkes?
Guy became friends with Robert Catesby, who had an idea to kill the King by blowing up the houses of Parliament. The job Guy Fawkes had in the Gunpowder Plot was to guard the 36 barrels of gunpowder that had been stored in a basement underneath the House of Lords.
Guy Fawkes was arrested in the basement on the day he was going to light the gunpowder, 5 November, and he was taken to the Tower of London. On Bonfire Night, grown-ups set off fireworks, light bonfires, and sometimes burn a doll that looks like Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes was born in York. King James I was crowned King of England. Guy met with some of the other people involved in the Gunpowder Plot for the first time in the Duck and Drake pub.
March Guy and his friends rented a basement that was located underneath the House of Lords, and started to fill it with barrels of gunpowder. Lord Monteagle received a letter warning him of something bad happening on 5 November.
Guy Fawkes was arrested in the basement of the houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes was put to death. Start your child on a tailored learning programme Weekly resources sent direct to your inbox Keep your child's learning on track. Trial it for FREE today. The plan to blow up Parliament is also called the Gunpowder Plot.
There were 36 barrels of gunpowder in the basement underneath the House of Lords, which was 25 times more than they needed to blow up the houses of Parliament! Four hundred years ago, in , a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement. Houses of Parliament, London. Guy Fawkes was one of a small group of Catholics who felt that the government was treating Roman Catholics unfairly.
They hoped that King James 1st would change the laws, but he didn't. Catholics had to practise their religion in secret. There were even fines for people who didn't attend the Protestant church on Sunday or on holy days.
James lst passed more laws against the Catholics when he became king. A group of men led by Robert Catesby, plotted to kill King James and blow up the Houses of Parliament, the place where the laws that governed England were made. Guy Fawkes was one of a group of men. The plot was simple - the next time Parliament was opened by King James l, they would blow up everyone there with gunpowder. The men bought a house next door to the parliament building.
The house had a cellar which went under the parliament building.
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