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1. BBC: Britain Prepares to Light the Blue Touch Paper - Stand Well Back
The British Broadcasting Corporation explains why the British insist on lighting fires and setting off rockets every November 5.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/20488.stm
2. Britannia: The Gunpowder Plot
David Nash Ford's comprehensive guide to the Gunpowder Plot and the plotters.
http://www.britannia.com/history/kaboom.html
3. CNN: A Penny for Guy
Short history of the Gunpowder Plot which includes information about the Tower of London.
http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/9710/l...
4. Catholic Recusants
Explains Recusancy which was a new offence in the 16th century which partly led to the gunpowder plot.
http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/...
5. Explore Parliament: The Story of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot
Information on the Gunpowder Plot with factsheet to download.
http://www.explore.parliament.uk/Parliament.a...
6. Gunpowder : Guy Fawkes
Single page with a discussion forum, debating the effects of the gunpowder that was stored in the cellars of Parliament.
http://www.darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1994...
7. Gunpowder Find at British Library
A short story about the gunpowder that was found in the basements of a library.
http://www.managinginformation.com/news/conte...
8. Gunpowder Plot
Comprehensive version of events aimed towards the learning community.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/STUgunpo...
9. Gunpowder Plot
Straight forward version of the events from the 1911 Encyclopedia.
http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Gunpowder_Plo...
10. Gunpowder Plot FAQs: Who exactly was Guy Fawkes?
A brief biography of Fawkes from the House of Commons Information Office.
http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/fawkes.h...
11. Gunpowder Plot Society
Educational site with information about the people and the plot.
http://www.gunpowder-plot.org/
12. Guy Fawkes
Britannia's article about the life and times of Guy Fawkes by David Herber.
http://www.britannia.com/history/g-fawkes.htm...
13. Guy Fawkes
A brief outline of the gunpowder plot.
http://www.york-united-kingdom.co.uk/guyfawke...
14. Guy Fawkes
Explaining the signature of Guy Fawkes under torture, with a copy of the original document.
http://www.sgwilkinson.freeserve.co.uk/gfawke...
15. Guy Fawkes
A short description of the Gunpowder Plot from the Guardian.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/netnotes/article/0,...
16. Guy Fawkes
Public Record office evidence and documents questioning torture.
http://www.learningcurve.gov.uk/snapshots/sna...
17. Guy Fawkes Day: Bonfire Night
An easy to follow chronicle of events for the younger ones.
http://www.funsocialstudies.learninghaven.com...
18. Guy Fawkes' Confession
The documents that led to his execution and others from the Public Record Office UK.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/museum/ite...
19. Holbeche House
Britannia`s guide to the hideout of the plotters and the siege that followed.
http://www.britannia.com/history/holbeche.htm...
20. Physicists Discover Guy Fawkes Would Fave Devastated Westminster
Had the gunpowder plot succeeded, Guy Fawkes would not only have destroyed the old palace of Westminster but would have caused chaos and devastation across central London.
http://physics.about.com/b/a/040095.htm
21. Reformation: Protestant England
History of the church leading to and after the Gunpowder Plot.
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/ENGLAND.HTM
22. Remember, Remember the 5th of November:
A historical guide to the events that led to the Bonfire Night celebrations.
http://britishhistory.about.com/library/weekl...
23. Robert Catesby
Britannia`s biography on one of the main plotters.
http://www.britannia.com/history/r-catesby.ht...
24. Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury
Britannia`s biography on the infamous Earl that that falsified the evidence and confessions of the plotters (or did he?).
http://www.britannia.com/history/r-cecil.html
25. Robert Wintour
Britannia`s biography on a member of the gunpowder plot.
http://www.britannia.com/history/t-wintour.ht...
26. The Gunpowder Plot
Easy to understand version of the plot.
http://britcult0.tripod.com/history/gp_plot.h...
27. The Gunpowder Plot
This page is one of many from the Catholic Encyclopedia, it covers the subject profoundly.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07081b.htm
28. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605
Simplified explanation of the events and descriptions of the people involved.
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/gunpowde...
29. The Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Review of the 1997 film of the same name and short history of the plot.
http://www.albany.edu/jmmh/vol1no1/gunpowderp...
30. The Stuarts The Gunpowder Plot
Two short views of the events.
http://www.historyonthenet.com/Stuarts/gunpow...
31. Trial of Guy Fawkes and Others
Transcription of the trial and the prosecution case against the conspirators.
http://www.armitstead.com/gunpowder/trial.htm...
32. United Kingdom Parliament: The Gunpowder Plot
Parliament's story of the Gunpowder Plot in a FAQ style.
http://www.parliament.uk/faq/gunpowder_plot.c...
33. Wikipedia: Guy Fawkes
Online encyclopedia covers the history of the Gunpowder Plot, with explanations of the words and terms used.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes
34. William Parker, Baron Morley & Monteagle
Britannia`s biography on the man behind the famous letter.
http://www.britannia.com/history/w-parker.htm...


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