Harington plays his own ancestor, gunpowder plot ringleader Robert Catesby, in the a three-part BBC1 drama ... and that Catesby was the real leader and mastermind of it.

Learn facts about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot in this BBC Bitesize KS1 primary history guide. ... that was Robert Catesby, the leader of the plotters. It was his idea, not Guy Fawkes, ...

The three-part series starting on Monday night reveals the plot leaders were Robert Catesby, his cousin Thomas Wintour and their ruthless enforcer and “blunt instrument” Thomas Percy.

Almost 300 years after the Gunpowder Plot, in 1903, the Hon. Ivor Guest, a Conservative, soon-to-be Liberal MP and the future lord-lieutenant of Ireland, came across Ashby St Ledgers.

How Guy Fawkes, Figurehead of the Gunpowder Plot, ... 1605, an event laden with political significance that would be attended by most of the nation’s influential leaders.

Premium docs specialist Lightbox is moving into drama with Gunpower Siege, a scripted series for Sky History in the UK that promises to reveal the gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot. Chuku ...

Premium docs specialist Lightbox is moving into drama with Gunpower Siege, a scripted series for Sky History in the UK that promises to reveal the gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot. Chuku ...

The leader of the Gunpowder Plot met his death at the gallows but not in the way the authorities had planned. By Clive Hammond. 07:00, Tue, Jan 31, 2023. Share Article. Share Article.

A historical mansion once used as a hiding place for some of those behind the Gunpowder Plot is set to be added to the national "at-risk" register. Holbeche House in Kingswinford, Dudley, most ...