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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Malachy Moran-Tun
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| Question | Answer |
| Why did the Gunpowder Plotters want to Kill James I? | > Under Elizabeth I, Catholics were treated poorly > The laws were not always enforced, and Catholics were (generally) able to worship in their own way, privately > 1603: James I succeeds from Elizabeth and makes vague promises to repeal the anti-Catholic laws > 1604: James I goes back on his promises to Catholics > Robert Cecil made laws against Catholics even harsher > Fines increased, Catholic priests were banished, those found worshipping in private were to be convicted and punished |
| What was the Plot? | > Lead by Robert Catesby > Kill James I and start an uprising > Blow up the House of Lords on the opening day of Parliament > Start a Catholic rising in the Midlands, driving James I from the throne if he wasn't already dead |
| What was Guy Fawkes' Role and how was he found? | > Filled a vault beneath the Houses of Parliament with 36 barrels of gunpowder > An anonymous letter was sent to Lord Monteagle, warning him to not attend the opening of the Houses of Parliament > Letter was taken to Cecil > Vaults beneath Parliament were searched and Fawkes was arrested and tortured until he revealed the other plotters |
| What Punishment did the Plotters Recieve? | > Hanged, Drawn and Quartered > Criminal was hanged until they were nearly dead > Their bowels were cut out, while they were still conscious > Their body was chopped into quarters, where each part was sent across the country as a warning: deterrence |
| Why were the Plotters so Brutally Punished? | > It was believed that by plotting to kill James I, they had committed a crime against God (James I had a divine right to rule) > James I feared the growth of heresy, so began brutally punishing heretics during the Early Modern Period |
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