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A Long and Illustrious History › The Tudors and Stuarts
What was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
- A failed attempt by a group of Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament
- A plot to overthrow the Church of England
- A plan to invade England from Spain
- An attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
Why this is the correct answer
Guy Fawkes and a group of Catholic conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament in November 1605 to kill King James I and Members of Parliament. Their plan was discovered before it could be carried out, and the plotters were arrested, tried, and executed.