The Gunpowder Plot, Part 1

Stuff You Missed in History Class

• Episode: The Gunpowder Plot, Part 1
• Website: Stuff You Missed in History Class
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• Duration: 00:18:23
• Published: 2011-11-02 16:21

Under Queen Elizabeth I, English Catholics were subject to discriminatory laws. When King James I took the throne, Catholics unsuccessfully petitioned him for toleration. Tune in to learn how this led a group of Catholics to attempt regicide.