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
The evening spectacle, which is believed to date back to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, started with the children's barrels before the women's, men's and intermediate event got under way.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2025
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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