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SYMHC Classics: Gunpowder Plot

Stuff You Missed in History Class

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What Happened Next?

On October 26, 1605, just days before Parliament was set to meet William Parker received an anonymous letter warning him to quote, devise some excuse to shift your attendance at this Parliament. So basically stay away for your own good. And there aren't any specifics in the letter. But regardless of where it came from, Montego shared this letter with Sir Robert Cecil, the Earl of Salisbury, the head of the monarchy secret police and the king's secretary of state.

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