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title: Discovery of Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot
author: Unknown Artist
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13907/discovery-of-guy-fawkes--the-gunpowder-plot/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Discovery of Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot
_Authored by Unknown Artist_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13907.png)
## Image Caption
An illustration from 1906 showing the discovery of Guy Fawkes beneath Westminster [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) and the 1605 [Gunpowder Plot](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/) when he and his Catholic co-conspirators intended to blow up the English Parliament and [James I of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_I_of_England/) (r. 1603-1625). (From 'An Island Story' by H.E. Marshall).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Artist, U. (2021, April 27). Discovery of Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Artist, Unknown. "Discovery of Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 27, 2021. .
### MLA
Artist, Unknown. "Discovery of Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Apr 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_island_story;_a_child%27s_history_of_England_(1906)_(14594471080).jpg) by [**Unknown Artist**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:An_island_story;_a_child%27s_history_of_England_(1906)_(14594471080).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.