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Who was on the English throne at the time of the "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the House of Lords?

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Who was on the English throne at the time of the "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the House of Lords?
posted Oct 27, 2022 by Nikhil Pandey

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James I
A group of English Catholics led by Robert Catesby, despairing of survival under the new rule of James I who was surrounded by advisers from the tradition of Scotland's Presbyterianism, planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605. Guy Fawkes was given charge of the explosives, but at about midnight on 4 November 1605, was discovered guarding the barrels of gunpowder and was subsequently executed.

answer Oct 28, 2022 by Varuna Magar
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