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SYMHC Classics: Gunpowder Plot

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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What Happened to the House of Lords?

Jonathan Strickland: In 1605, five conspirators planned to blow up Parliament. He says they had a stroke of luck and got the chance to lease a cellar next to the House of Lords. They filled it with 36 barrels of gunpowder at night from Kate Spien's house across town. The plan after this was to kidnap young Princess Elizabeth and basically make her their puppet queen.

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