Zitat aus dem Buch "English History"

Gunpowder Plot would have been the most destructive terrorist attack, up to that point in history. Responsibility for the barrels of gunpowder was given to a battle-hardened mercenary from York called Guy Fawkes. Early in the morning of 5th November, the King’s troops were sent to search the cellars below Parliament. Fawkes was caught, arrested, and tortured on the rack until he confessed the location of his fellow plotters. They were rounded up and tried for treason, before being hung, drawn an