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sort of... he was a trusted servent of James I and he was the person who tried to stop it from happening. But then it is thought that he was behind the plot and he was the one who wrote the letter to Lord Monteagle. The reason behind this is that he hated Catholics and he wanted to get rid of them.

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http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gunpowder_plot_of_1605.htm

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/robert_cecil.htm

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