The Gunpowder Plot: History in an Hour

Name: The Gunpowder Plot: History in an Hour
Brand: Harper UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Sinead Fitzgibbon
ISBN: 9780007524204

Author: Sinead Fitzgibbon

Narrator: Jim Barclay

Unabridged: 1 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: William Collins

Published: 04/25/2013

Categories: Nonfiction, History, European History, Modern History

Synopsis

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. ‘Remember, remember, the fifth of November’. The gunpowder plot is a famed tale of treachery that continues to fascinate and capture the imagination four hundred years on.The Gunpowder Plot in an Hour reveals the elaborate background to the infamous plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and James I, the ultimate act of treason. This compelling and engaging account of one of the most famous historical events in English history follows the Catholic protagonists hatching their plan through to their inevitable, gruesome deaths. Learn who the Catholic traitors were, what drove them to such desperate measures, and how the plot was discovered. The Gunpowder Plot in an Hour gives a concise overview of this enduring event and is a must for all history lovers. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour…

Reviews

Goodreads review by Peter on October 02, 2022

Here you get all the essential details on the gunpowder conspiracy. What it was about and how it was prevented. Besides some interesting theories on who wrote the letter and what King James I might have known beforehand. Guy Fawkes day has a long tradition since. Now you'll know what it really is ab......more

Goodreads review by Helene on October 15, 2019

I'm LIVING for this time period at the moment. And it's quite interesting that there were so many involved in the gunpowder plot and Guy Fawkes - the one that was the least involved - is the one everyone is talking about today and is burning a doll version of every 5th of november. Remember, remember......more

Goodreads review by Igor on September 19, 2019

Interesting summary for a non British.......more

Goodreads review by Philip on May 29, 2019

Love these History-in-an-Hour eBooks, ideal if you haven't got much time or just need a quick read fix or want to gen-up on a particular subject. Well written and packed with relevant dates and facts. Also great for whetting your appetite when it comes to a particular historical subject, rather then......more

Goodreads review by Mikael on November 01, 2024

I really like these in an hour books. They give a good overview over a person or an event, without getting bogged down in to many details. They are probably quite simplistic, but they at least give an idea about something.......more

Quotes

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook ‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller ‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com