The Gunpowder Plot

Most of us have heard of Guy Fawkes or will probably have seen an effigy of a burning ‘guy’ at Bonfire Night celebrations. But who was he and what led to him being found with 36 barrels of gunpowder in the House of Lords cellars on November 5th 1605? What desperation drove Fawkes and his accomplices to plan the massacre of a government and a Protestant king? Alan Haynes offers up a clear, analytical view of a man whose name is synonymous with treason, disentangling multiple threads of intrigue, betrayal, and retribution. In this updated edition Haynes brings together startling new evidence that shows how close the Gunpowder Plotters came to de-stabilising the government in one of Britain’s most notorious terrorist plots.

Paperback: 192 Pages

Language: English

Format: Kindle Edition, Hardcover & Paperback