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Article: BOOKS: Gunpowder Plot still makes for a fascinating read after 400 years.(Features)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- October 31, 2005
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Remember, Remember The Fifth of November: Guy Fawkes And The Gunpowder Plot, by James Sharpe. Published by Profile Books. pounds 15.99
THIS year sees the 400th anniversary of the day in 1605 when Guy Fawkes and his Catholic comrades rolled 36 barrels of gunpowder into the cellars of the Houses of Parliament. It was an attempt to assassinate the government, King James I and the rest of the Royal family.
But the plot was foiled after one of Guy Fawkes' ...