Coughton Court in Alcester, still managed by the National Trust until next year, is hosting guided walks through the estate's historic grounds and surroundings. The walks, shedding light on a time of ...

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The man who tried to kidnap Princess Anne at gunpoint nearly 50 years ago has revealed the royal's real reaction amid his ...

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To create this episode, researchers, writers and the production team managed to distil the complex history of the religious schisms which led up to the gunpowder plot into an accessible narrative ...

In episode two, Lucy Worsley investigates the Gunpowder Plot and what drove a group of conspirators to this radical act of extremism. On the 5th of November 1605, a group of radical Catholic ...

Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.

The Gunpowder Plot is an epic tale of adventure and revenge but who was really behind it?

But it is worth digging into the details. The recent series Gunpowder (BBC – now on Netflix) went some way to telling the true story of the plot. The real ringleader was Robert Catesby.