Find out more about the Gunpowder Plot from Parliament's website and around the web.
In class or assembly
Gunpowder Plot assembly resource
Give your students a crash course in the Gunpowder Plot with this colourful, illustrated, easy-to-follow powerpoint presentation - perfect for assemblies.
Guy Fawkes lesson plans
A selection of resources for teaching your class about the Gunpowder Plot.
Interactive
Houses of History
This is no ordinary timeline. Watch playful animations while exploring nearly one thousand years of British and parliamentary history. Includes the Gunpowder Plot!
Read
Gunpowder plot facts
Read more about Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot. The House of Commons Information Office factsheet is a good source for finding more books and websites on the topic.
Books about the Gunpowder Plot
Here's just a few of the many books written on the famous plot.
In pictures
State Opening of Parliament
The plotters aimed to get King James I at the State Opening ceremony. Learn more about the State Opening of Parliament.
House of Lords chamber
The House of Lords chamber was the target of the plotters. Find out more about the present-day House of Lords chamber.
Browse the web
National Archives
This source-based task challenges students to learn about the Gunpowder Plot. With teacher's notes.
BBC British history in-depth
A selection of articles, including an interactive quiz about the Gunpowder Plot as well as more about 17th-century war and revolution.
Images used in this article:
Thanks to the Curator's Office at the Palace of Westminster, the National Portrait Gallery and to The National Archives for images and documents used in this article.
The image of the Yeoman Guards searching the cellars is from the Press Association.
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