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What if the attack of 1605 had succeeded? Investigate “The Gunpowder Plot” on LUCY WORSLEY INVESTIGATES – Jan. 21 at 9 pm
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Tuesday, January 21 at 9:00 pm
“The Gunpowder Plot”
Credit: Tom Hayward, BBC Studios
On the 5th of November 1605, in a cellar deep below London’s Parliament, Guy Fawkes prepared to light the fuse on a deadly attack. Orchestrated by a small network of men, the plot aimed to destroy the King and his government.
Unstopped, this one explosion, one moment of violence, could have changed the history of Britain forever.
Lucy investigates what drove these men to attempt such an audacious act. She revisits key moments and locations in the plotter’s lives: the city of York, home to Fawkes and other plotters, and Ashby Manor, Northamptonshire, home of mastermind Robert Catesby.
She then consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.