HISTORICAL FUN: History facts 5th November
HISTORICAL FACTS for NOVEMBER 5th On This Day In History in 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested for the part he played in the infamous Gunpowder Plot. Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. In the early hours of the 5th of November, 1605, Guy Fawkes was discovered in the tunnels beneath the Houses of Parliament with dozens of barrels of gunpowder. His plan was simple: Blow up Parliament and kill King James I of England. Unknown to Guy Fawkes, the Palace of Westminster, the Houses of Parliament, and the tunnels beneath the buildings had been undergoing a rigorous search. There had been a warning. A warning of a catastrophe and plot of such treason that was unrivalled in the entire history of England. Each room, each corridor, each nook and cranny were searched. Each stairwell and each tunnel were scoured. ...