BOOM! That was a sound that was NOT heard in the streets of London on the evening of November 5, 1605. BUT, had a gaggle of thirteen Catholic dissidents had it their way, that night would’ve seen the Houses of Parliament, King James, his family, Lords, Bishops, and Commons, all blown to smithereens! But what was their motivation? Why did they think the destruction of the King’s government would do for Catholics in England? And most of all, why did the Plot fail?? Join us as we remember remember the 5th of November this week on the pod in a deep-dive into THE GUNPOWDER PLOT! Tangents include our unexpected rendezvous with Claudia at a Halloween houseparty, our queen Lucy Worsley, and whether the chicken at Chick-fil-a is also homophobic.
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