It was obviously put there by the conspirators. Cecil hated the Catholics and wanted to show them to be against the country. It is believed that Francis Tresham, who sent the warning note to his brother-in-law, may have been working for Cecil. There is evidence to support this view:. This picture showing the conspirators, was made by a Dutchman who had never seen the conspirators. Lord Monteagle received the warning letter at night. Of course, it is possible that the hidden hand of Robert Cecil was at work throughout the plot; perhaps he was such a master of espionage that his role in the proceedings is so well-concealed and obscure that even our finest historians have not unearthed evidence of him pulling the strings.
With heroes and villains marked by shades of grey, and the realities of deeply felt faith in Jacobean Britain, the story lends itself to over-interpretation. But as the fireworks light up the night sky on Wednesday, who would really want to deprive Guy Fawkes and his conspirators of the notoriety his story has gained over the past years?
Image source, Getty Images. Executed, vilified, remembered: do we know the real Guy Fawkes? The 'desperate remedy' of regicide. Fawkes was captured at what would have been the scene of the crime. The story is well known. But what is the substance of these theories? Cui bono - who benefits? Image source, National Trust.
Image source, NAtional Archives. The method. Fawkes was discovered in the gunpowder cellar alone. Fawkes the prisoner. Fawkes's torture was personally sanctioned by the king. Image source, Open.
Fawkes's signature before and after days of torture. Fawkes the legend. Image source, Associated Press. Lewes in East Sussex hosts the most renowned festivities in Britain on the 5 November every year. In order to help students analyse the sources I have included a range of graphic organisers, that you can select from. Theme: What were the consequences of the break with Rome? If you like this resource then why not check out my other resources on this topic in my TES shop, where many have been bundled together to provide you with further savings.
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Henry VIII's break with Rome set in play a series of events that dramatically changed our island history. The next two hundred years were riven with religious division between Catholics and Protestants that still haunt parts of the United Kingdom today. In the immediate aftermath England changed it's state religion several times, whilst both sides persecuted each other accusing the other side of being heretics. The most famous, but certainly not the most bloodiest, resulting in the deaths of Protestant Martyrs during the reign of Queen Mary.
Her sister Elizabeth executed far more Catholics whilst trying to come to a compromise through the Elizabethan Church Settlement Act, which left many feeling very unhappy. Later in , fearful of Catholic plots and further persecution for refusing to attend the Church of England's services, the 'Pilgrim Fathers' leave England never to return in the hope of finding a place where they could freely practice their faith in North America. Later of course these divisions would explode into the English Civil War in and result in the execution of Charles I.
Some of these resources can be purchased as part of other bundles. However, even if promised their freedom, the conspirators and Fawkes were executed, albeit through hanging rather than a more gruesome death. In this context, Fawkes may have been one of the many men in history to have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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