Gunpowder Plot
Americannoun
noun
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A perennial target of assassins, James survived the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and confederates hoped to blow up Parliament.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
It is where some of those behind the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 took shelter and hid before they were caught.
From BBC • Nov. 9, 2023
After Guy Fawkes's Gunpowder Plot to blow up British Parliament was foiled in 1605, the government declared November 5 a day to celebrate.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2021
When Gunpowder Plot supporters sought leniency “for Fawkes’ sake” in November 1605, little did they know it would become a maxim of exasperation for generations to come.
From Washington Post • Dec. 10, 2020
Shortly afterward, because of the so-called "Gunpowder Plot," the king became convinced that he was personally in danger.
From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
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