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Definition of Gunpowder plot

1. Noun. A conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes.

Definition of Gunpowder plot

1. Proper noun. (British) A failed plot, in 1605, to kill the Protestant king of England. ¹

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Literary usage of Gunpowder plot

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1905)
"A consequence of this order was the formation by a little knot of exasperated Catholics of the conspiracy known as the gunpowder plot, for the destruction ..."

2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1905)
"A consequence of this order was the formation by a little knot of exasperated Catholics of the conspiracy known as the gunpowder plot, for the destruction ..."

3. Readings in English History Drawn from the Original Sources: Intended to by Edward Potts Cheyney (1922)
"The gunpowder plot is a subject of much difficulty. Many modern scholars believe that it was only a pretended plot, alleged by the king's ministers in order ..."

4. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"So ended the strange and famous gunpowder plot. However atrocious its conception and its aims, it is impossible not to feel, together with horror for the ..."

5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"What was gunpowder plot (1897); The Problem of the gunpowder plot (1897); (of. ... SPINK, The gunpowder plot and Lord M (ml eagle s Letter (1902); ..."

6. The Gentleman's Magazine (1835)
"HISTORICAL PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE gunpowder plot OF 1605. • Ma. URBAN, Feb. 10. PERMIT me to supply you (from the State Paper Office) with a more ..."

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