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What did the plotters want to achieve by blowing up king James?
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Why did the gunpowder plotters want to kill King James?
The short answer is that there was no "Catholic" plot to kill King James 1. It is no more correct to say this than it is to say that "Episcopals assassinated President Lincoln" (John Wilkes Booth was Episcopalian) The longer answer is that the assassination plot was due to (real or imagined) persecution. On November 5, 1605, a small group of fanatic Catholics in England led by Guy Fawkes planned to blow up the House of Parliament, killing the assembled leadership and assassinating King James I. When it had become clear that King James was not to grant Catholics any relief from the persecution of his predecessor, Queen Elizabeth I.
Who was the leader of the catholic group that Guy Fawkes was in?
Five men plotted to kill James I and his advisers by blowing up the Houses of Parliament at the official opening of Parliament. They were led by Robert Catesby. The other plotters were Thomas Percy, Thomas Wintour, John Wright - and Guy Fawkes.
Who announced the king by blowing a trumpet?
the trumpeters
Why is King James known as both King James I and King James IV?
King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England
What two titles did King James hold?
King James of England and King James VI of Scotland.
Why the plotters of the gun powder should be found guilty?
Because they tried to blow up Parliament, when the King was going to be there. It is called treason
Who was king or queen after King James?
King Charles I succeeded King James I of England (who was also King James VI of Scotland).
Who was King James v?
king James V was a Scottish King
Was King James a king in the Bible?
No, King James was the English king who had the bible translated from latin to english... hence, the King James' version of the bible.
Who wrote the letter to lord monteagle?
The letter was sent by the Earl of Salisbury, pretending to be one of the plotters. He hoped the letter would get passed onto the King, it did.
What was king James know as?
Before becoming King James 1 of England, he was King James VI of Scotland.
What was the gunpowerd plot?
I presume you mean the Gunpowder plot. It was a plot in 1605 to blow up James the First of England by planting a bomb under the House of Lords for the state opening of parliament. The 17th century was a time of religious conflict in Britain between Catholics and Protestants. James the First was a Protestant king and Catholic plotters thought it would be a good idea to kill him and replace him with a Catholic monarch (James's 9 year old daughter, Elizabeth). The plot failed because one of the plotters sent a warning to a Catholic Baron (William Parker) who passed it on to the authorities. Guy Fawkes (by far the most remembered, but actually a fairly small player in the scheme) was captured guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellars of the Palace of Westminster. The other plotters were captured a few weeks later after a battle. All the surviving plotters were executed. To this day in Britain, there is a bonfire night on November 5th - the date of the planned explosion where effigies of Guy Fawkes (the Guy) are burnt and fireworks let off.
