The Gunpowder Plot, a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England and blow up the House of Lords, took about a year to plan. It was organized by a group of English Catholics who were dissatisfied with the king's religious policies. The plot was discovered on November 4, 1605, before it could be carried out.
because king james treated the cathloics really badly so the cathloics tried to kill him
King James I of scot (Mary gueen of Scots son) The Gunpowder Plot - The Proof http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3501265/9726127
what a stupid question you capture a king!
1. The Catholics were guilty for attempted murder of the King. 2. The Catholics were framed by Robert Cecil.
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The gunpowder plot was on nov 5th 1605.The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt by a group of English Catholics against King James I of England. The plot intended to kill the king, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the House of Parliment on 5 November 1605 and that's why they always sing the song 'remember remember the fifth of November gunpowder,treason or plot!!
To kill the king
The barrels of gunpowder were hidden in the cellar beneath the House of Lords in London. This plot, known as the Gunpowder Plot, was an attempt to blow up the English Parliament and King James I in 1605.
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Guy Fawkes was apart of the Gunpowder Plot (the plot to kill King James I), but the plot failed, so he did not kill the king.
The Gunpowder Plot, a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England and blow up the House of Lords, took about a year to plan. It was organized by a group of English Catholics who were dissatisfied with the king's religious policies. The plot was discovered on November 4, 1605, before it could be carried out.
The Gunpowder Plot was a (failed) plot to kill the King and members of parliament by blowing up The Houses of Parliament in London.
because it was an act of treason and it was going to kill the king and all in Parliament.
because it was an act of treason and it was going to kill the king and all in Parliament.
Catholicism and Protestantism; it was the attempt by Guy Fawkes to detonate a bomb under the English Parliament Building, killing the Protestant King of England in the process. Afterwards, he and his co-conspirators intended to put a Catholic relative of the King on the throne.
To kill James the first and get a catholic King or Queen put in his place.