The 1605 Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt by pro-Catholic conspirators to blow up the English Parliament on 5 November and kill King James I of England (r. 1603-1625) and the entire nobility along with him. The plot was discovered when one of the conspirators sent an anonymous letter warning a relative who would have been present in the parliament.
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18 Aug 1604A peace treaty is signed in London between England and Spain.
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5 Nov 1605The Gunpowder Plot is foiled, an attempt by pro-Catholic conspirators to blow up the English Parliament.
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Jan 1606The Gunpowder Plot conspirators are put on trial at Westminster Hall and found guilty of treason.
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30 Nov 1606 - 1 Dec 1606The Gunowder Plot conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed in London.
