What and When
This is the year the Gunpowder Plot was discovered.
1605
This man was caught guarding barrels of gunpowder beneath Parliament on November 5th, 1605.
Guy Fawkes
This is how many barrels of gunpowder was going to be used.
36 barrels
This is drawing and quartering.
Drawing: Being dragged by a horse
Quartering: Chopping the body into four
According to Historic Royal Palaces, this was the number of gunpowder barrels secretly hidden beneath Parliament by the conspirators.
36 barrels
According to History.com, this is why they planned to assasinate King James.
They wanted to overthrow King James in order to bring Catholicism in power. Also due to unfair treatment towards Catholics.
This was the date of when the conspirators had their first meeting.
May 20th, 1904
This is where the conspirators were taken prisoner.
Tower of London
This is the month and year when Robert Catesby began planning the Gunpowder Plot.
May 1603
This member of the conspirators was responsible for recruitment, and so he went to Spain.
Thomas Wintour
This is how many times the plot got delayed.
2 times
This is the Oath of Allegiance.
The Oath of Allegiance required Catholics to swear that they would remain loyal to the King