The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

The Gunpowder plot has become a nice, family friendly party night with bonfires and fireworks and an engraving that's safe enough to be shown on the tube. But this is not a safe story. Back in ...

What pushed Guy Fawkes over the edge? What pushed Guy Fawkes over the edge? What turned him from a radical who wanted change to an extremist willing to kill? Foreign correspondent Jason Burke has ...

The house where the Gunpowder Plot was hatched was the "perfect place" for the conspirators to meet, according to historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsley. For her latest BBC Two series ...

We knew he'd be in Parliament on November 5, so we plotted to blow him sky high with a load of gun powder. It was called the Gunpowder Plot. Bit obvious really. Some of the gang realised that ...

Xand Van Tulleken and historian Tracy Borman uncover the real story behind one of the most infamous episodes in British history, the Gunpowder Plot. Xand Van Tulleken and Tracy Borman explore the ...