Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot Paperback - 1997
by Antonia Fraser
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" uncovers the gripping true story behind one of the most famous conspiracies in British history: the attempt in 1650 to blow up the House of Parliament and King James I along with it. In "Faith and Treason", Fraser unravels the exciting tale of religion, politics, and personalities surrounding this infamous act of terrorism. of photos.
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WE NOW STEP BACK FROM the light of the new reign into the shadows of the 1590s: for that is where the story of the Gunpowder Plot begins.
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In England, November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, when fireworks displays commemorate the shocking moment in 1605 when government authorities uncovered a secret plan to blow up the House of Parliament--and King James I along with it. A group of English Catholics, seeking to unseat the king and reintroduce Catholicism as the state religion, daringly placed thirty-six barrels of gunpowder in a cellar under the Palace of Westminster. Their aim was to ignite the gunpowder at the opening of the Parliamentary session. Though the charismatic Catholic, Robert Catesby, was the group's leader, it was the devout Guy Fawkes who emerged as its most famous member, as he was the one who was captured and who revealed under torture the names of his fellow plotters. In the aftermath of their arrests, conditions grew worse for English Catholics, as legal penalties against them were stiffened and public sentiment became rabidly intolerant.
In a narrative that reads like a gripping detective story, Antonia Fraser has untangled the web of religion, politics, and personalities that surrounded that fateful night of November 5. And, in examining the lengths to which individuals will go for their faith, she finds in this long-ago event a reflection of the religion-inspired terrorism that has produced gunpowder plots of our own time.
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- Title Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot
- Author Antonia Fraser
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Anchor Books, New York
- Date October 13, 1997
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780385471909 / 0385471904
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.23 x 0.91 in (20.35 x 13.28 x 2.31 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - History - James I, 1603-1625, Gunpowder Plot, 1605
- Dewey Decimal Code 942.06
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Citations
- Booklist, 03/01/2002, Page 1085
- New York Times, 02/08/1998, Page 28
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