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The '''Gunpowder Plot''' was an attempt to blow up the [[UK parliament]].
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==Official narrative==
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[[Guy Fawkes]] tried to destroy the UK parliament by igniting kegs of [[gunpowder]] underneath the UK parliament.
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==Cultural references==
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In the [[UK]] bonfires are lit on November 5, and effigies of [[Guy Fawkes]] are often thrown upon it.
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The film ''[[V for Vendetta]]'' references the plot.
 
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Revision as of 18:47, 31 December 2019

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Date5 November 1605
LocationLondon,  England

The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to blow up the UK parliament.

Official narrative

Guy Fawkes tried to destroy the UK parliament by igniting kegs of gunpowder underneath the UK parliament.

Cultural references

In the UK bonfires are lit on November 5, and effigies of Guy Fawkes are often thrown upon it.

The film V for Vendetta references the plot.

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