What Gunpowder Plot Was

This work presents a history of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It was a failed assassination attempt of King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. They aimed to restore the Catholic monarchy to England after decades of persecution against Catholics.

Contents include:

Historical Evidence

Guy Fawkes's Story

The Later Documentary Evidence

Structural Difficulties

The Discovery

The Government and the Catholics

The Government and the Priests