Back in 1605 Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators planned on standing here on Parliament Hill to watch Parliament blow up as a result of their handiwork.The Catholics of the time were pretty upset with the king, who they thought should be more sympathetic toward them. (especially as his mother was a catholic) and so planned to kill him in this spectacular explosion. Some thought this a bit drastic and the king was forewarned.
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Name the King Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators were planning to kill.
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ReplyDeleteThe King of England in 1605 was James the 1st, who was also King of Scots, James VI.
ReplyDeletegreat collaboration Mo - good luck everyone !
ReplyDeleteAs Karine said, it was James I of England (VI of Scotland).
ReplyDeleteBTW, wouldn't it be ironic if England did take Pope Benedict up on his offer and rejoin the Catholic Church?
James I - because he was not tolerant of Catholics!
ReplyDeleteJames one of course !!
ReplyDeleteKing James I! :D
ReplyDeleteRemember, remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder treason and plot
I like the vast panorama of the city from this vantage open space! Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteIt was King James I !
ReplyDeleteI love parliament Hill!
James 1st Coronation 25th July, Guy arrested 4th Nov (executed 31 Jan 1610), Royal Opening of Parliament 5th Nov, Robert Catesby shot 8th Nov.
ReplyDeleteKing James I. I don't like this awful tradition of "burning the guy", seems very macabre to me! Ciao. A.
ReplyDeletei love bonfire day! i celebrate it even though i'm in the u.s.
ReplyDeletethe answer is: king james 1
I was going to look it up but then I looked here and saw the answer. So can I cheat and put James I ? Or shall I pretend I researched it?
ReplyDeleteGreat photo and competition. I followed the link and the book looks funky!
King James I and his parliment. I posted on my blog today...
ReplyDeleteKing James I. I was in London on Guy Fawkes Day a couple of years ago. That was fun!
ReplyDeleteParliament Hill, one of my favourite views in London, a great place to chill out at.
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