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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 I of scot (Mary gueen of Scots son) The Gunpowder Plot - The Proof http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3501265/9726127
To kill James the first and get a catholic King or Queen put in his place.
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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!!
Elizabeth 1 was dead and James was king, hence the plot to eliminate him, as he was not well liked.
King James I and all the members of Parliament, as well as the King's nine-year-old daughter, Elizabeth.
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 is also referred to as the Gunpowder Treason Plot. This plot was a plot to blow up James the First. One can learn more specifics about this plot on the History website.
While King James I reined on both Scotland and England the famous Gunpowder Plot assassination had occurred. This was a failed assassination on King James I that the English Catholics had committed.
The barrels of gunpowder were hidden in the cellar beneath the House of Lords in London. This plot, known as the Gunpowder Plot, was an attempt to blow up the English Parliament and King James I in 1605.