That's so Robert Catesby's mum didn't need to know what was going on, and it's here they had some of the meetings to plan the gunpowder attack on Westminster. ♪ [Hushed] It happened here.

The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

A historic country house with links to the Gunpowder Plot will no longer be managed by the National Trust. Coughton Court near Alcester will once again be run by the Throckmorton family instead of the ...

The plan, which came close to blowing up the Houses of Parliament on 5 November 1605, was hatched by a group of radical Catholic conspirators at the family home of leading plotter Robert Catesby.

The instigator of the Plot was Robert Catesby. He was a charismatic soul who attracted many loyal friends. He also had a strong Catholic faith. There were tensions between Catholics and ...

The story of the hunt for the men behind the Gunpowder Plot, as Robert Catesby, Thomas Wintour and Thomas Percy desperately sought to ignite a Catholic rebellion.

The leader of the Plot was Robert Catesby. The man in charge of blowing up Parliament was Guy Fawkes. I look forward to the 5th of November every year. Fireworks, bonfires…oooo, toffee apples!

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