In this episode of The Compendium, we uncover the real story behind Guy Fawkes, the man, the myth, and the match that nearly blew up Parliament. But Guy Fawkes really the mastermind or the scapegoat. Today we go from Robert Catesby’s radical vision to King James I’s brutal retribution, and how his failed act of treason became Bonfire Night — and why Britain still chants “Remember, Remember the Fifth of November.”

We give you just the Compendium, but if you want more, here are our resources:

• The Gunpowder Plot - Wikipedia
• The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 – by Antonia Fraser
• Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot – Tower of London
• Guy Fawkes night - Wikipedia

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