The Gunpowder Plot

What was the Gunpowder Plot?

On the 5th November 1605 , Robert Catsby, Thomas Percy and Guy Fawkes had planned to blow up King James 1.

Who were the other conspirators?

Robert Catesby, John Wright, Thomas Wintour, Thomas Percy, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, Thomas Bates, Robert Wintour, Christopher Wright, John Grant, Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis Tresham

What exactly were the conspirators planning to do and why?

They wanted the Houses of Parliament to blow up when the king was there.

What was the hole in their plan?

There was a hole in their plan because someone sent a letter to Lord Monteagle .

How do we remember the plot?

We have bonfires and fireworks to remember the plot.