The gunpowder plot: everything you wanted to know
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Public Celebrations and Sectarian Tensions After the Gunpowder Plot
This chapter explores the contrasting public responses to the arrest of the gunpowder plotters, celebrating the king's survival through organized festivities while examining the negative sentiments faced by Catholics. It highlights the origins of the 5th of November traditions and the ensuing sectarian tensions that arose in the aftermath of the plot.
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