The Gunpowde

r Plot

In 1605 King James ruled England and Scotland.

He told people what they could and could not do.

A man called Guy Fawkes got fed up with the king telling him what to do.

Guy Fawkes had some friends who were also fed up with King James. They were bad men and decided that rather than talk to the King about how they were feeling they would kill him.

King James worked in a building called the Houses of Parliament.

Guy Fawkes and his friends decided to blow up the Houses of Parliament with King James inside.

Guy Fawkes and his friends put 36 barrels of gunpowder under the

Houses of Parliament ready to blow up the King.

One of Guy Fawkes’ friends started to worry about killing people. He wrote a letter to Lord Monteagle telling him about the plot to kill King James.

Dear Lord

Monteagle

The king is going to

be killed

Lord Monteagle was a good friend of King James. He told him about the plot to kill him.

King James sent his soldiers to stop Guy Fawkes and his

friends.

Guy Fawkes was chained up and sent to

prison.

We let off fireworks every year on the 5th

of November to remind us of Guy

Fawkes’ plot to blow up the King.