The Gunpowder Plotters, 1605 (Edexcel GCSE History): Flashcards
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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Failed Catholic plot to kill James I & destroy Parliament
Target of Gunpowder Plot assassination
Target of Gunpowder Plot assassination
King James I
Date of planned Gunpowder Plot attack
Date of planned Gunpowder Plot attack
5 November 1605
Leader of Gunpowder Plot conspirators
Leader of Gunpowder Plot conspirators
Robert Catesby
Guy Fawkes's role in Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes's role in Gunpowder Plot
To light the explosives in Parliament's cellar
What plotters placed in Parliament cellar
What plotters placed in Parliament cellar
Barrels of gunpowder
Who received warning letter on 30 Oct 1605
Who received warning letter on 30 Oct 1605
Lord Monteagle
Who did Monteagle show the warning letter to
Who did Monteagle show the warning letter to
Robert Cecil, James I's spymaster
Date Guy Fawkes discovered in Parliament
Date Guy Fawkes discovered in Parliament
5 November 1605
Crime the Gunpowder plotters committed
Crime the Gunpowder plotters committed
High treason
Punishment for Gunpowder plotters
Punishment for Gunpowder plotters
Hanged, drawn and quartered
When were plotters executed
When were plotters executed
30-31 January 1606
Why harsh punishment without police force
Why harsh punishment without police force
Deterrence - to maintain order through fear of punishment
When James I became king
When James I became king
1603
James I's policy toward Catholics
James I's policy toward Catholics
Continued anti-Catholic policies of Elizabeth I