As the traditional rhyme goes: 'Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder Treason and Plot'
: “Remember, remember, the fifth of November, Gunpowder Treason and Plot”.
The plot grew out of decades of religious war dating back to the reign of Henry VIII at the start of the previous century, with the Catholics’ disillusionment reaching boiling point after James succeeded Elizabeth in 1603. If the plot was successful, the explosion would have obliterated the parliament building, killing hundreds of ordinary Londoners along with the gang’s intended targets and potentially plunging the nation into a religious war.Why did the Gunpowder Plot fail?
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