The Gunpowder Plot Part 1: What was the plot, who was involved, and how it went wrong.

To mark the anniversary of the foiling of the gunpowder plot, I had a conversation with historian and Tour Guide Mike Ingram about some of the nitty gritty of what happened.
I was surprised to find out how much back story there was to this, such as the inter-relationships of the protagonists and their families, previous plots, and suspicion around Cecil's involvement. As a result, we made a second video on those points, which will be available soon.
Mike has been writing for the defence press and history magazines since the 1980's. His articles have appeared in many magazines and newspapers including a monthly article on the medieval history of his home town, Northampton for the NeneQuirer magazine. Other articles have been published in Medieval Warfare Magazine and the Battlefields Trust Magazine - Battlefield. His specialties are Wars of the Roses, The Baron's Wars 1215 - 1267, Medieval Warfare, Medieval History, The Italian Campaigns of WW2, The Fall of France 1940. The English Civil War and its Battles. He is also a historical Tour Guide and author. You can catch my previous conversations with him, on The Wars of the Roses, Richard III. Henry Tudor and the Battle of Bosworth, and the first war of the English Civil war here:
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