This work presents a history of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605. It was a failed assassination attempt of King James I by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby. They aimed to restore the Catholic monarchy to England after decades of persecution against Catholics.Contents EvidenceGuy Fawkes's StoryThe Later Documentary EvidenceStructural DifficultiesThe DiscoveryThe Government and the CatholicsThe Government and the Priests