In the last part of our tale, we find Guy Fawkes, the brave Yorkshire man and experienced miner...
The Bonfire Plot – Part 4
"Hanged, Drawn and Quartered..." Only eight of the original Plot survived. On a cold Monday,...
The Bonfire Plot: Part 1
"We must blow up the King and his Parliament..." In 1604 four men, Robert Catesby, Thomas Winter,...
The Bonfire Plot – Who Is Guy Fawkes?
Guy Fawkes: Also known as John Johnson,or as Guido Fawkes apprehended on Nov 5th 1605, under the...
The Bonfire Plot – Who Is Guy Fawkes?
Guy Fawkes: Also known as John Johnson,or as Guido Fawkes apprehended on Nov 5th 1605, under the...
The Bonfire Plot – Part 6
"The wondrous miracle of Garnet's straw." As Garnet's body was being dismembered on the block, his...
The Bonfire Plot – Part 5 – The Priests Meet the Law.
"...he had never in his life met the like man to Mr. Garnet either for modesty, wisdom, or learning," wrote Sir Henry Bromley of the prisoner Garnet. But Father Garnet was not wise enough. He and one other priest had know all along of the Gunpowder Plot. They knew...