Dave reports on what was possibly the most braizen assassination attempt of all time. Robert Catesby, Guy Fawkes and a rag tag of their Catholic pals plot to blow up the King and the whole of the British parliament in fell swoop. Can they pull it off? Or is there another reason we must "Remember, remember the fifth of November"? 

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

http://www.history.com/topics/gunpowder-plot

http://www.bbc.co.uk/timelines/z3hq7ty

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_robinson_01.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder_Plot#Plot

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StwIeUnz0FQ

http://www.history.com/topics/reformation

http://www.dw.com/en/the-main-differences-between-catholics-and-protestants/a-37888597

http://www.britannia.com/history/r-catesby.html

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Guy-Fawkes

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/naturalwonderers/catholics-protestants/

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