with 36 barrels of gunpowder, matches and fuses, about to blow up King James I and his parliament. But why did Catholics such as Fawkes plan to blow up the king and how was the plot foiled?

Xand Van Tulleken and Tracy Borman examine the plot to kill James I by blowing up the House of Lords when the king would be present ... two and a half tons of gunpowder beneath the House of ...

There she is, careful! That’s Guy Fawkes. He was part of The Gunpowder Plot – a secret plan to blow up King James I, using gunpowder. Guy Fawkes’ job was to wait for the king to enter the ...