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The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know

The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know

Update: 2024-11-02
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What drove a group of plotters to attempt to blow up the king on 5 November 1605? To what extent did the conspiracy sour relations between Protestants and Catholics? And why do we continue to be so fascinated by this extraordinary episode today? Speaking with Spencer Mizen in this episode from 2022, John Cooper answers listener questions about the gunpowder plot.


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The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know

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