Gunpowder, Treason and Plot

<p>The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_VI_and_I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> King James I</a> by a group of provincial<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Catholics" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> English Catholics</a> led by<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Catesby" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Robert Catesby</a> who sought to restore the Catholic monarchy to England after decades of persecution against Catholics.</p><p><a href="https://bit.ly/WTMbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">David Cox Butchers</a> is, literally, the best butchers in Glasgow (Scottish Business Awards 2021). Their <a href="https://bit.ly/WTMbutcher" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">online shop</a> is open and they deliver nationwide.</p><p>Support Wrong Term Memory on <a href="https://bit.ly/WTMpatreon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a></p><p>An original production from <a href="https://quitethethingmedia.com/glasgower/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Glasgower</a></p><p>Produced by Jack Shaw and Colin McMillan</p><p>Our executive producers are Mark Brown, Robert McMillan, Stewart Glass, Andy Sladen and Lee Ruthven</p>