Gunpowder Plot

n. conspiracy plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James I of England on November 5th 1605 (date set for the king to open Parliament)

<imagemap> Image:Gunpow1.jpg|thumb|320px|A contemporary sketch of the conspirators. The Dutch artist, Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, probably never met any of the conspirators although it is known that he traveled to England around the time of the plot and may have met primary sources who could have informed his work. The sketch has become well known.|right
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Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) conspiracy, cabal