Gunpowder Plot
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The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a plan to explode the House of Parliament in London, England. The people who planned this wanted to kill the men of Parliament, along with King James I. The men felt the same way as many in England at the time, and they hated the king. This plan, however, was discovered by the king, and the men who planned it were put on trial and hanged.
People still celebrate the Gunpowder Plot on Guy Fawkes Night every November 5 in Great Britain and South Africa. They light up the sky with explosions and fireworks, and build large fires (called bonfires) to celebrate the discovery of the plan.
