One of the more surprising aspects of Shakespeare's plays is that the ... misfortune to be caught up in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot. N MacGregor: Was he one of the leaders of the Gunpowder ...

I n 1606, less than a year after the Gunpowder Plot, Shakespeare was undoubtedly influenced by Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators in writing Macbeth.However, there are also some intriguing ...