What Gunpowder Plot Was

This work presents a history of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It was a failed assassination attempt of King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. They aimed to restore the Catholic monarchy to England after decades of persecution against Catholics. Contents include: Historical Evidence Guy Fawkes's Story The Later Documentary Evidence Structural Difficulties The Discovery The Government and the Catholics The Government and the Priests