Project Gutenberg 2010-01-20 Public domain in the USA. 170 Lathbury, Thomas 1798 1865 Guy Fawkes; Or, A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605 Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Markus Brenner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Guy Fawkes; Or, A Complete History Of The Gunpowder Treason, A.D. 1605" by Thomas Lathbury is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The book delves into the infamous Gunpowder Plot orchestrated by a group of conspirators, including the notorious Guy Fawkes, aiming to assassinate King James I and blow up the Houses of Parliament. It offers a detailed exploration of the motives behind the plot, the principles of the conspirators, and the socio-political context of the time. At the start of the narrative, Lathbury sets the stage by outlining the political atmosphere during Queen Elizabeth I's reign and the subsequent accession of King James I. He describes the various papal attempts against Elizabeth, revealing the historical tensions between Protestant England and Catholic powers, which led to the radicalization of some Roman Catholics. The author introduces the key conspirators involved in the Gunpowder Plot, providing insights into their backgrounds and motivations, thereby giving readers a glimpse into the complex web of intrigue and betrayal that culminated in one of England's most infamous plots. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Gunpowder Plot, 1605 DA Text Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Religious 312611 2025-07-12T14:31:55.578918 text/html 315451 2020-05-23T11:37:34 text/html 218377 2025-07-12T14:32:04.131863 application/epub+zip 221352 2025-07-12T14:31:59.537888 application/epub+zip 184864 2025-07-12T14:31:58.062892 application/epub+zip 478080 2025-07-12T14:32:07.379827 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446692 2025-07-12T14:32:02.972902 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 237721 2022-09-14T09:42:41.219585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 278910 2025-07-12T14:31:55.001919 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 278582 2020-05-23T11:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277520 2020-05-23T11:37:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277516 2020-05-23T11:37:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22928 2025-07-12T14:32:07.512820 application/rdf+xml 24653 2025-07-12T14:31:58.570868 image/jpeg 4579 2025-07-12T14:31:58.315883 image/jpeg 98774 2020-05-23T11:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98534 2020-05-23T11:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 106024 2020-05-23T11:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 98507 2020-05-23T11:40:06 application/octet-stream application/zip 208793 2025-07-12T14:31:55.601909 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia