january member group provincial english catholics planned failed born planned kill king james blowing house_of_lords gunpowder popular revolt catholic monarch restored english throne invited join conspiracy accidentally aware rode prepare group planned uprising november found guarding gunpowder stored house_of_lords arrested subsequently accompanied small group left shortly master killed government forces november subsequently captured taken london member group conspiracy alleviate punishment retracted statement clear executed days trial january hanged drawn biography servant born married employed sir family wife lived cottage family estate allowed servant armour considered loyal devoted servant seventh man enlisted known scheme devised early kill king james blowing house_of_lords gunpowder popular revolt catholic monarch restored english throne involvement plot began suspicious movements december invited master london questioned noted suspicion told thought intended dangerous matter sent lodging near unto place point men let secret month announced plague opening parliament february october delay conspirators dug tunnel beneath parliament evidence existence found ultimately stored gunpowder directly beneath house_of_lords july opening parliament delayed time tuesday november funded plot august running money secret meeting bath august present decided company allowed thought best uncomfortable idea member conspiracy object overruled soon enlisted failure details plot finalised october light fuse escape thames simultaneously revolt help ensure capture princess elizabeth late monday november set planned revolt following day horse met delivered devastating news discovered guarding gunpowder arrested conspirators london fled city group soon integrated rode horses sent met brother thomas november stole horses castle collected stored weapons near continued government issued proclamation arrest servant listed probably mistake ordered deliver letter father asking support news proved utterly reply stop wicked actions listen pope teachings capture time supporters arrived border exhausted rain spread soaked gunpowder fire dry spark fire landed powder resultant flames grant man point arrival men left house possibly son captured later day taken london killed early day brother christopher imprisonment execution imprisoned december claimed father knew plot opinion author evidence suspect lower class conspirators reasonably assumed risk tortured trying favour later retracted confession clear executed charged high treason tried westminster hall monday january alongside seven fellow conspirators arrived hall separately prisons operated class based system kept gatehouse prison tower pleaded guilty morning january tied dragged horse street western end present grant hanged drawn ascend day met similarly end following day remaining conspirators executed manner
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