3. JamesIwas the King He was a Protestant. 4. Catholics were
unhappy Because King James told them that they had to be
Protestants and worship God in the same way as him.If they didnt,
they had to pay lots of money or even go to prison. 5. A small
group of Catholics decided to kill King JamesI This was treason! 6.
King James was opening Parliament soon and they decided to blow him
up when he was there using gunpowder! 7. They tried to dig a
tunnel
But they hit a wall and couldnt dig any further.
8. Then they rented a cellar right underneath the Houses of
Parliament! 9. They put 36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellar. And
hid them under firewood. 10. One of the plotters was a soldier
calledGuy Fawkes . He was going to stay in the cellar and light the
fuse to blow up the barrels. 11. But... 12. Somebody sent a letter
to Lord Monteagle warning him not to go to Parliament on the 5
thNovember. Lord Monteagle showed the letter to the King. 13. They
found Guy Fawkes before he could blow up the gunpowder and arrested
him. 14. They took Guy Fawkes beforeKing James. 15. Guy Fawkes was
sent to the Tower of London where they tortured him to find out who
the other plotters were. 16. Guy Fawkes was very brave and did not
give the names of the other plotters for three days. 17. Soldiers
chased the other plotters and the plotters were killed in a fight.
Guy Fawkes was executed for treason. 18. People in England were so
happy that the King hadnt been blown up that they lit bonfires to
celebrate. 19. Even now, 400 years later, we still remember how the
Gunpowder Plot was stopped. The fireworks remind us what it would
have been like if the gunpowder had exploded and the bonfires are
for the Houses of Parliament burning.Were glad that Guy Fawkes and
the other plotters did not blow up the King. 20. Remember, remember
the 5 thof November, Gunpowder, treason and plot! I see no reason
why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot.
