FRANCIS Tresham was almost certainly the man who betrayed the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. As the plan to destroy the Houses of Parliament neared its climax, the authorities received an anonymous tip-off – ...

An historic house owned by the parents of one of the Gunpowder plotters and slept in by Oliver Cromwell is up for sale. The Ducks Nest is one of the oldest properties in the historic market town of ...

The ring leader of the plotters was Robert Catesby from Ashby St Ledgers. Another plotter was Catesby's cousin Francis Tresham, who lived at the manor house in Rushton, near Kettering and the manor at ...

A rare key, which could have belonged to Sir Thomas Tresham - whose son was involved in the gunpowder plot - has been discovered in mud by a volunteer with the National Trust. Zoe Wilson, 18, found ...

Bonfire Night has arrived and many of us are aware it celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, but what actually happened? The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed conspiracy by a group of ...

A key found at a historic site in Northamptonshire might have belonged to the father of one of the Gunpowder Plotters, X-rays have confirmed Sir Thomas Tresham, whose son Francis helped fund the plot, ...

EVERYONE knows November 5 marks the day Britain’s first terrorists hatched a plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament in what became known as The Gunpowder Plot. But what do we know about Anne Vaux’s ...

The National Trust said the key dates from between 1450 and 1600 A rare key, which could have belonged to Sir Thomas Tresham - whose son was involved in the gunpowder plot - has been discovered in mud ...

Bonfire Night has arrived and many of us are aware it celebrates the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, but what actually happened? The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed conspiracy by a group of ...