What made the Gunpowder Plot so revolutionary?
2006-09-10 17:28:53 · 5 answers · asked by Brocke A 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
There is a really good link to some resources on this on the BBC site, which should give you an idea of what was going on in the UK at the time, think religious persecution, skull-duggery and spying, and a plot that if it had gone ahead would have left a crater where the Houses of Parliament are, and been felt for a mile around.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_robinson_01.shtml
2006-09-10 22:51:58 · answer #1 · answered by stepfordswiss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This was the day that Guy Fawkes was caught attempting to blow up Parliment. He was attempting to effect revolutionary change through violent means. This was the basis of the story for V is for Vendetta.
2006-09-10 17:38:20 · answer #2 · answered by rhutson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy Fawkes Day
2006-09-10 17:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by parachute 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_plot
readers digest version, because they tried to blow up the king, his family and most of the protestant parliament in one hit.
imagine if someone tried that here in the united states...
2006-09-10 17:36:04 · answer #4 · answered by gothhick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of this.
2006-09-10 17:30:40 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋