Remember The Fifth of November read the truth in Gunpowder Guy
Finnian Fitzpatrick
Author, Creative Writing Teacher, Entrance Examination Tutor for 11 plus and 13 plus.-
REMEMBER THE FIFTH OF NOVEMBER by Michael Fitzalan
We all know the story of Guy Fawkes who wanted to blow up parliament. What did he wish to gain; the very people who were going to replace James were present? How did he think he would get away with it? It does not make sense unless it was a story. Now, finally, you can read about the real plot, the plot to destroy the Catholic nobility hatched by Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury. Behind the scenes, he manipulated the cast in his play. Catesby, the supposed ringleader, had embraced Anglicanism, bringing his children up in the Anglican faith, yet he is portrayed as the zealous leader of the plot. Guy Fawkes was simply a night-watchman guarding barrels. James I feared being stabbed or blown up; Cecil ran an efficient spy network; and he was able to play on James's fears. Read the true story that relies on facts. For far too long we have meekly accepted the propaganda of the age and ignored the flimsiness of those contrived coincidences that gave Cecil's outrageous plot credence.
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6 年Plot to destroy the Catholic nobility in England ? That must be why the Earl Marshall, the Duke of Norfolk, the senior Roman Catholic in England is still the Earl Marshall and will be in charge of all arrangements connected with the coronation, if and when that occurs.