Yes, he and his men, plus the building itself, were at risk.
because it was an act of treason and it was going to kill the king and all in Parliament.
because it was an act of treason and it was going to kill the king and all in Parliament.
James the 1st .
The Gunpowder Plot was a (failed) plot to kill the King and members of parliament by blowing up The Houses of Parliament in London.
King James I of scot (Mary gueen of Scots son) The Gunpowder Plot - The Proof http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3501265/9726127
Guy Fawkes was apart of the Gunpowder Plot (the plot to kill King James I), but the plot failed, so he did not kill the king.
King James 1
the king did not die
The gunpowder plot was on nov 5th 1605.The Gunpowder Plot was a failed assassination attempt by a group of English Catholics against King James I of England. The plot intended to kill the king, his family, and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the House of Parliment on 5 November 1605 and that's why they always sing the song 'remember remember the fifth of November gunpowder,treason or plot!!
To kill James the first and get a catholic King or Queen put in his place.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 involved 36 barrels of gunpowder, which were secretly stored in a cellar beneath the House of Lords. The conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, planned to use this gunpowder to blow up the Parliament and assassinate King James I. Their plot was ultimately foiled before it could be executed.
The King and all his men, the members of parliament.