Guy Fawkes' Role In A Failed Assassination | Gunpowder And Treason

The Guy Fawkes Gun Powder plot takes viewers into the clandestine world of English Catholics in the early 17th century: persecuted by law, they were forced to worship in secret as their faith was believed to be disloyal to the crown. We'll meet the prime movers of the plot: the disgruntled sons of the persecuted elite.
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[@jacoblaughbon3323]

"Remember remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. I can see no reason, why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot."

[@GrifoStelle]

V

[@MarbleFoxGamer]

A people should never fear it's government. It's government however... Should always fear it's people!

[@emeryjones7438]

@@GrifoStelle is doing good iiuiill bill b by by Guy and I don’t want you in your room or something put I’m sorry to c we mom on

[@jessicam9121]

frfrfr yesss the infamous V quote

[@jonmakiavel93]

We got you "V"

[@se7ensenses]

Guy Fawkes: The only man to walk into parliament with honest intentions.

[@jeannettemoyen9278]

hahahahaha

[@avecmoi9429]

@Repeat After Me: exactly......absolutely.

[@danielflanard8274]

@Repeat After Me: Depends on who's ideology you agree with. Your intentions are clear given the way you spun that.

[@diegoecheagaray2124]

@Repeat After Me: James I was a cruel and savage to Roman Catholics just as Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Still think this was a bad bloke against the good old king?

[@muninrob]

@Repeat After Me: Where did he say he admired them? And you missed his point - unlike the members of parliament who lie to get elected, Guy Fawkes went with the intention of blowing it up and that's what he tried to do. Honest intentions =/= good intentions. I'm an honest man, not a good one....

[@DavidRooke5412]

The irony of this is that Guy Fawkes was the only one who knew exactly what he was doing,the rest really didn't understand what they were doing and had no backup plan, Guy must have cringed when hearing of them attempting to dry gunpowder near an open fire🤣

[@alanfike]

I like how the experts speak in such hushed tones, as if they somehow risk being prosecuted for this information, if caught.

[@Mk101T]

You make a good case for reinstituting a state religion in order to fix social media.

[@alanfike]

Eek, even as a somewhat religious American, I wouldn't want that. Forcing a religion on people is exactly how to turn them off from it.

[@Mk101T]

@@alanfike Well ya the old kinda religion sucks ... so it would have to be some new age woke religion.

[@bennygerow]

@@Mk101T yes indeed, it's called "politics" nowadays.

[@JDnFL]

@@Mk101T New age politics is the new religion. In today's politics there is no room for a discussion or a debate. Politics have become all or nothing for "our side" it's no different than religion that's locked in to the thought of "our side is the truth, there is no other side than ours"

[@danielbigham6290]

The makeup for the actor who played Cecil was beautiful. It conveyed immediately the evil nature of the idea that he was the real mastermind of this plot. Bravo.

[@blairmiller9160]

These people arn't actors. These are the real people.

[@inkyguy]

47:45 James I/VI was “Always paranoid, obsessed with his own safety ….” The irony is that anyone of that era who wasn’t paranoid and obsessed with his own safety, especially a monarch, would not have been a mentally or emotionally sound or healthy person. It’s only paranoia if there is no basis in reality for your fears and suspicions.

[@zaphoidbeeblebrox1809]

Only The Paranoid Survive.

[@okramra]

Man thats's what a paranoid person would say

[@kevinvilmont6061]

Well said comrade Stalin.

[@julians7268]

Pretty excusable given his family propensity for violent death.

[@SubvertTheState]

Just because I'm paranoid doesnt mean youre not out to get me.

[@SmoothBaracuda]

You start by saying it's a cold winters night. November 5th isn't winter... It's a cold autumn night.

[@thomascrownrg]

I'm constantly amazed at how "normal people" treat those they deem to be beneath/criminal to them.

[@indianabrandon3029]

Kk

[@gotemcoach6975]

The conspirators were planning/hoping on not only murdering the members of Parliament and the innocent children as well, but also wanted to perform a kidnapping plot to top it all off and you're over here basically stating "wHy ArEn'T tHeY TrEaTiNg ThE TrAiToRs WiTh mOrE DiGniTy?!" What a dumbass. First, the failed Crusades and then the failed Gunpowder Plot. The Catholic Church sure does have a funny way of sharing the love of Jesus lol

[@sisterspooky]

@@gotemcoach6975 - Amen to everything you said! lol

[@knutkarstensen3114]

@@gotemcoach6975 All true. Wonder why.. It's almost like the elite had prosecuted and tyrranized the innocent in one of the biggest human rights abuses in English history.. Huh🤔 odd. Did such a thing happen "first "?

[@thomascrownrg]

@@gotemcoach6975 A prudent point. I appreciate your opinion. In my humble opinion, we all have within and are capable of varying degrees of evil. More often than not... those capable of the most vile conceal themselves in normalcy. Thanks for the different perspective.

[@mensax8054]

Seriously?, they laid the gunpowder out in front of a fire to dry? Brilliant chaps !!

[@amiriatipene290]

I never knew.

[@peterpike]

"Brilliant chaps"

[@seymourbutts9085]

people do crazy things when they think god is on their side

[@noelnicholls1894]

They were in a hurry. Bad choice, but they knew they didn’t have long.

[@StanSwan]

Kind of common in a desperate situation back then. If you knew you were going to be slaughtered it is worth the rink. In very cold climates even today people start fires under trucks with gasoline engines trying to get them to start. Risk being blown up or freeze to death is a tough place to be.

[@gypsywoman9140]

Anyone else wondering how things would have turned out had the plot succeeded?

[@sisterspooky]

@Gypsy Woman - Oh, definitely!! Any major event in history, I often wonder how things would be different if things had gone the other way. It’s always interesting to consider the alternative.

[@joakimblomqvist7229]

Less "witches" burned?

[@mapro3594]

a better world..

[@robertbretschneider765]

@@joakimblomqvist7229 True, the inquisition would have stopped it. But on the other hand, how many more "heretics" and jews would have been tormented and killed under catholic rule?

[@sisterspooky]

@@robertbretschneider765 - Far too many.

[@kacyoneill3123]

Remember remember the 5th of November The gunpowder treason and plot, i know of no reason why the gunpowder treason shall ever be forgot

[@BlackestSheepB.Barker]

The date of this release isn't an accident

[@anotherarmchairhistorian2831]

I won't forget because it's my birthday.

[@GIITW.5OKC]

@@anotherarmchairhistorian2831 Alles gut zum Geburtstag! Hat ein gute Tage.

[@muninrob]

@Repeat After Me: Also as a reminder to those in power that it's dangerous to push the populous to the edge of revolution. (Oh wait - if the crown had learned that lesson my country wouldn't exist)

[@jasontucher7011]

On the 5th of November I could not remember and it has bothered me every since.

[@richardbaranowski]

This documentary was uploaded on November 5th....fitting.

[@randomvintagefilm273]

I grew up in South Africa and they would celebrate Guy Fawkes day there also! 🙂

[@ScorpionFlower95]

As in his death or as in his plan to kill nobles?

[@mikea.4779]

The most disturbing part of this documentary, for me, was the signature of Guy Fawkes before torture and after, he was broken, both physically and mentally, in my oppinion. Gave me long lasting goosebumps.. min 01:33:30 - 01:34:00

[@stephenyoung8069]

I had a physical and emotional reaction to that part. Very powerful

[@bonniemagpie5166]

Every accused Witch also suffered as such. The dark ages were truly dark. The Romans were equal with their tortures during the time of Christ, they even crucified dogs.

[@inkyguy]

@@bonniemagpie5166 , crucifixion was not limited to the time of Christ. The Roman state lasted over a thousand years. It was not abolished until Constantine. Until then crucifixion was a standard form of Roman execution for hundreds of years for particular crimes, especially those against the state, throughout its jurisdictions. Besides Rome, crucifixion was the standard form of execution in Carthage for all capital crimes. The Greeks disliked crucifixion but even Alexander the Great, who though Macedonian fully adopted and promoted Hellenic style and culture, crucified 2,000 prisoners from one battle and crucified his own personal historian when he criticized Alexander for self-deification.

[@inkyguy]

@@bonniemagpie5166, Technically, the “dark ages” refers to an historical period in Europe following the fall of the Roman Empire in which there is virtually no written history, hence it is an historically “dark period.” The term is now considered ahistorical by professional historians. Those forms of torture and execution like crucifixion existed before the Romans and lasted long past the “dark ages” into and throughout the Renaissance and Reformation, which are the periods you’re probably really thinking of. These practices did not really end until well after the Enlightenment, well into the 19th century. Unfortunately, torture and execution are still not abolished, even in the West. Ironically, the U.S., whose creation sprung directly from Enlightenment liberalism is one of the few democracies that permits torture of prisoners (using the euphemism “enhanced interrogation techniques”) and practices the death penalty. It is certainly most frequent killer of criminals amongst modern democracies, behind only China in per capita executions, I think. Also ironic is that despite the crucifixion of Christ and the way execution and torture have been used against Christians (and many others) for nearly two millennia, it is modern Christians, at least in the U.S., who are some of the strongest and most vocal proponents of capital punishment.

[@danielleclark4033]

It's really sad .... And to think how many lives they could have honestly saved ..... If the plan was executed right , like instead of heating when he was found if he could only have sent that spark ..... Where's the time machine !!!!!!!

[@marvwatkins7029]

There's a lot more to this tale thanks I ever realized. A great docudrama.

[@justmeagain7259]

I HAVE ALWAYS SAID WHAT A GREAT MOVIE STORY LINE THIS WOULD BE !

[@runechuckie]

There is a movie based on this!!! Can't remember the name of it ATM, but there def is I'd give it a watch!

[@shanghunter7697]

@@runechuckie V for vendetta is the name of the movie. if not mistaken, saw it twice and very good in my opinion ! Happy holidays folks

[@theConquerersMama]

Gunpowder on HBO with Kit Harrington as Catesby.

[@jameskeen1664]

@@shanghunter7697 v for vendetta is so loosely “based” on this. This is a true story that actually happened, v for vendetta takes place in the future and V’s plan succeeded.

[@renejean2523]

What an injustice. It seemed no more than an everyday visit of tourists to their nation's capital.

[@cobracyxx8808]

I see what you did there.

[@MossyMozart]

@Rene Jean - Not even a need to add an " /s ".

[@granthurlburt4062]

Excellent!

[@corndog756]

14:20 - 15:12 When James came down to Scotland, it became the classic honeymoon period, he's doing everything a king iniatially should, he's holding everything that runs in lighting everything that crawls. He larthers the British nation with flattery, with honours and as part of this, he relaxes the percecution of Catholics. He remmits the recusants the fines, that is to say he instructs the collectors of recusants the fines simply not to collect them, so there is a period of easement for about a year. But by the Summer of 1604, it's clear that, nothing is going to happen, by way of a formal toleration, the recusant laws have not been reppealed, nothing has been done to grant greater liberatists to Catholics, clearly James intended to do nothing for them.

[@inkyguy]

Based this telling of the story, the plotters were insular, idealists, romantics (though that’s an anachronistic term) and religious zealots who had no sense of strategic thinking. Even had they succeeded in their destruction of Parliament and the English Establishment, it would have resulted in a level of persecution against every single Catholic within the English crown’s jurisdiction would have been wiped out, likely provoking both the legal and popular massacre of every Catholic, man, woman and child and anyone remotely suspected as even vaguely sympathetic to Catholics. It would have been a disaster for Catholics far beyond the consequences that actually followed the discovery of the plot.

[@MossyMozart]

@inkyguy - Excellent point.

[@brycecastle9694]

Really makes me appreciate the 1st amendment here in the states and similar ideas. I'm not a believer in god per say, but letting people practice their religions freely is essential for peace. What a revolutionary idea in human existence.

[@ahnraemenkhera7451]

Particularly in light of the fact that killing is not a religious practice. One would rightfully be left asking, “What does your ‘religion’ require you to do?”

[@StarKidPotterhead146]

Because that's definitely something that's working for non-Christians in the US huh

[@ahnraemenkhera7451]

@@StarKidPotterhead146 To the extent they are not seeking to destroy parliament or the parliament equivalent, umm, yes. Religious freedom seems to be working for Christians & non-Christians. Doesn’t particularly solve conflict or problems, but the government has not yet forced the clergy into hiding, exile, banishment.

[@ricardorao2012]

You are a very arrogant and stupid guy. What you think, genious? Do you believe that bunch of old slaves owners with whigs that wrote your Constitution had created religions freedom? You fool, Romans adopted this politics ages before.

[@ahnraemenkhera7451]

What religion is it that promotes name-calling, slurs, insults in order to express an opinion? ? ?

[@trj1442]

What an excellent doco. Thankyou for your awesome content.

[@bennygerow]

What's a doco?

[@trj1442]

Doco is an abbreviation of documentary.

[@alicat7281]

“A dangerous time calls for a dangerous solution.”

[@donaldfschiff1229]

A dangerous motto.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

@@donaldfschiff1229 I was thinking the same.

[@spencertherren6806]

@@donaldfschiff1229 A dangerous reply.

[@charlesmartella]

I'm from Perth, Western Australia. I'm 55 years old. When I was a kid I remember we used to celebrate Guy Fawkes night. But you don't hear anything about it these days. Why not ? And why don't we celebrate it anymore ?

[@jasonking7736]

I'm from Tas, I remember celebrating it up until around the mid to late 90's it was more commonly known as "bonfire night" or "cracker night" I only learnt of the history behind it recently because we weren't taught it in school and I'm 38. I'm having a bonfire and a few beers this Saturday night for the 5th of November.

[@Cholosaurus360]

I heard James 1 smelled nasty. He never changed his clothes and obviously never bathed, nobody did in those days. But geeze if other people whom smell bad say someone smells extremely nasty, that’s got to be really bad.

[@BrendaOwens]

Wow...that was very interesting history!

[@jakedavies1927]

nice video love the content keep up the good work very suitable for my students thank you I will recomend to others

[@agatabasinska5854]

Great work

[@EMPRESSJANETSWUNDERLAND16]

wonderful, I used this to teach others thanks.

[@lacewohlman2339]

It is weird to be a supporter for Guy Fawkes and know that I am a descendant of James.

[@stephenwright8824]

Is it weird to be the descendant of planted (by James) Scots-Irish and be sympathetic to the Irish nationalist ideal?

[@jaronimo1976]

It is said that Fawkes and king James were sisters! 😁

[@lyndsaywiebe8871]

This is amazing

[@Zeldarw104]

Excellent video/work!🙂

[@rontate7418]

Please turn the background music volume way down or, preferably, completely OFF. It is very difficult for me to listen to the dialog.

[@Odin31b]

You're correct. It gets louder further in.

[@Brad-il9mw]

Watching movies must be impossible for you. I wonder if also live in little whinging?

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

It is a bit distracting.

[@Moodboard39]

U writing this comment like if they going to listen to your demand ? Wtf wrong with you ?

[@rinalore9416]

Buy a bloothtooth speaker, they're a dime a dozen.

[@assertivekarma1909]

Fire your audio engineer, the volume differential is annoying.

[@herodotus945]

Thank God that Catholicism survived in UK, a lot of important British people since the reformation were Catholic such as Tolkien, Chesterton, Alexander Fleming and Mary Seacole.

[@kittensquack6695]

Guilt-tripping ponces

[@markmitchell450]

Which is actually worse Probably neither both are corrupt until this day fact

[@syvarris467]

C.S. Lewis as well

[@forcesightknight]

Don't thank God for the catholic church. God is not in that church and only enters when decent people bring him in with them. The church itself breaks the first commandments, have no other gods and don't worship graven images. Jesus isn't who most people think, so much more going on that you earthlings will never understand. Not because you can't, but because you choose not to.

[@lovepower4899]

Don’t forget C.S Lewis

[@skylermcbride9428]

So this guy helps in a plot to take out a corrupt monarchy oppressing religious minorities and hoarding wealth. Then in history he is called a villain and a traitor; traitor may be true but betraying a tyrannical government is true courage. Destroying monarchies is the reason why I, in the united states and people in Europe can enjoy freedom of speech coupled with the highest living standards in history. Shame on those who shun those brave enough to take action.

[@diegoecheagaray2124]

I happen to celebrate Guy Fawkes for all the "wrong" reasons! If you ask me, he was a hero!

[@meikyuunotobira2240]

He didn't want to abolish the monarchy and bring freedom of religion to the people, he just wanted Catholics to rule.

[@markmitchell450]

And you think that the catholic Church isn't corrupt both are until this day

[@diegoecheagaray2124]

@@markmitchell450 The Catholic Church is as corrupt as almost every human enterprise. The point is not whether Catholics or Protestants are good or bad people. Elizabeth was a ruthless persecutor of Catholics and, of course, there was a long-standing hatred against the Protestants which led to a strong, violent reaction.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

One man's terrorists is another man's freedom fighter. AND to the victor goes the spoils - they get to WRITE the history.

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

That was very informative. I had no idea of the details. Thank you.

[@zew1414]

Damn! They were so close!

[@johnmilligan2964]

Very interesting documentary!

[@robsquared2]

Released on the perfect day.

[@antjetautkus5506]

Thx for excellent docu 2022 I smell the fires in the air ...

[@datguyoverdere6616]

Only the British could compare blowing up the parliament to Hiroshima...

[@TheZigzach]

"The gun powder equivalent."

[@smallstudiodesign]

One man’s words/actions by-which you paint an entire population is literally a form of bigotry.

[@richgawron8685]

Terrible statement

[@Redbird1504]

You sound like one of my fellow Americans. We killed a quarter of a million people after 9/11.

[@TheZigzach]

@No No I agree with you! But dont but it past the Dems to have a virtual inauguration broadcast from Deleware or wherever on Jan.20 no matter what happens in the days leading up to inauguration day.

[@juliusdream2683]

Pretty crazy stuff. Would have been one heck of a bang…

[@dennisdmenace2416]

The English government still has laws on the books that prohibit Catholics from participating in some institutions.

[@stephenwright8824]

The state government of Massachusetts has laws on its books that still bar Irish people from participating in some institutions. They were put there by the American (aka Know-Nothing) party. I hate living in the state where those nativists were in the majority in the WHOLE STATE GOVERNMENT for a dozen or so years. That and the judicial murder of Sacco and Vanzetti: two crimes against humanity we will never redeem ourselves of.

[@juttamaier2111]

For good reasons I presume

[@jamellfoster6029]

This could have been avoided had James I not been such an extreme Protestant. Protestantism & Catholicism are both forms of Christianity with Protestantism springing from many Christians not being satisfied with the icons, prayers to the Virgin Mary as well as to saints, and the overly demonstrative practices done during services as well as how Catholics viewed the Eucharist/Sacrament/Holy Communion.... Yet he (James I) had other Christians persecuted and eventually executed... He was just as bad as Bloody Mary...

[@watchthe1369]

Why the 1st amendment was written into the USA constitution. This was still fairly fresh in the mind of the founders.

[@lovieperkins]

Regard history and learn from history but you cannot go back with grievances of our day and age that’s not truth is it ? re different times and ways of thinking Common sense always look forward period.... destruction only looks backwards

[@diegoecheagaray2124]

He was as cruel and savage to Roman Catholics just as Elizabeth I, rather.

[@jamellfoster6029]

@@diegoecheagaray2124 but Bloody Mary was the same way to Protestants. All 3 were equally as hateful...

[@diegoecheagaray2124]

@@jamellfoster6029 Yes, you're right.

[@yankeetherebel]

16:50 so true and perfectly worded. It's very much like the current state of affairs in the US.

[@5kehhn]

guy fawkes: darling of credit-card hackers and anarchists.

[@robertnewell4054]

..... 🤔no self respecting Anarchist would support a Hierarchy Loving sycophant like Fawkes.

[@5kehhn]

@@robertnewell4054 Hmm. 🤔

[@robertnewell4054]

@@5kehhn ..... It’s a poor translation that Anarchy = lawlessness or without rules. It’s a much better translation to read it as “Without Rulers”. There’s hardly a more antithetical & hierarchy driven organization than the Roman Catholic Church

[@chrisnewport7826]

Thank you.

[@clarkewi]

Fascinating.

[@rileyhiggins4753]

I am so thankful to be American. We have had our problems but after watching these videos I see what our framers were trying to accomplish.

[@marktorch9079]

Salem Witch trials. The apple didn't fall too far from the tree.

[@patrickquick1762]

@@marktorch9079 83 years before the American Revolution when America was still a series of colonies beholden to their European roots. I get the point you were trying to make but it doesn’t hold up well under scrutiny.

[@MossyMozart]

@@marktorch9079 - You seem to be saying that in New England, the Salem Witch Trials were a terrible thing. THEY WERE! There were also a few other witch trials in NE, but on a smaller scale. However, for shear terror, blood, gore, and murder, NE cannot hold a "black flame candle" to Europe, including England. ............ From "A History of Their Own: Women in Europe, Volume1" by Anderson & Zinsser, 'Section II, Chapter 3. The Extraordinary', see page 167 --- ............. Regarding witchcraft deaths: "The most conservative estimate of the numbers of European women strangled, drowned, burned, and beheaded is 100,000. Most historians believe there were many more." (Men, likewise murdered for witchcraft, would add another 1/3 to the total - 32,000 or so - to this conservative estimate.)

[@babycat5001]

Remember, remember..

[@warrenfeatherstone3588]

An interesting word "spin" at the 1:13:00 mark. It explains well the government 's response to the Plot! As for the 'historian' who claims at the 1:16:38 mark that "Under English law you cannot be tortured to produce a confession."

[@madmatrixpro758]

Understand world. This was and still is an iconic idea of quite a few individuals to this day. We govern ourselves or we live in fear of what might or could come. Life as we call but to rise up and fear death. The world is up to you. Happiness,ethics, and how you feel about government who seems to think you are guilty til proven. They say they serve to Protect those you love Protect those who stand and Finally Protect you. That protection ends and changes to their word of probable cause. I've dealt with personally and they found nothing so doesn't that deem that unconstitutional? For any reason they believe the can pull over whoever they deem fit? I remember the 5th of November.

[@josipboban6976]

gunpowder bbc tv show kit harington aka john snow in the main roll recomed

[@mrivantchernegovski3869]

We still celebrate Guy Fawkes here in New Zealand on the 5th of November with fireworks

[@toneholler3020]

NICE

[@brandonwood8971]

Robert Cecil and his family are the embodiment of the deep state. Great video thanks bunches.

[@henriettalowe6397]

So do we in the Bahamas

[@jakemoeller7850]

Well........................... ..........................that was cheerful.

[@BlitzMekanika]

Rewatching on the 5th of November.

[@josephshattuck5210]

Its amazing how much death and destruction under the name of God. there has been more blood shed in the name God. then anything in this world

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

MAN'S reasoning.

[@calska140]

If it wasn't for god some other pretext would've been found. Religion is a convenient, unquestionable reason.

[@roguewolf7053]

Religion has been used since the beginning as a way to control the masses & even royalty. But we must not confuse religion with faith & belief in any God. A faith is the actual belief in a god & the writings of the faith. Religion is man made & thus easily corrupted. That’s why with the faith of Christianity you see throughout history and up until today that there are many religions which fall under Christianity which of course all claim to be the only “correct” one.🙄 Which nearly all are at best hypocritical and at worst horribly corrupt.

[@elilagrone2933]

Not really. Then again, what "god"? Greed power control are the"gods" that hold sway here .......for now.

[@mahlonmclean1054]

And how many millions of people have been starved, slaughtered, and otherwise been killed in the name of atheism and socialism? The number killed in religious wars pales in comparison.

[@brendanzhang7488]

cecil really be playing chess while the guy and the others be playing checkers

[@marvwatkins7029]

Why did they recruit a bald actor to play King James? All paintings of him show a man with longish hair. And it wasn't a wig, in those days.

[@lindainglis8506]

Devious.

[@coxmosia1]

Good documentary. I wish they had spoken about what happened to the families of these conspirators.

[@judowrestlerka]

Loved it. You english cousins of us "colonial" types have such distinguished manners when speaking on history.

[@calska140]

The American accent predates the English accent . The "non-rhotic" English accent was adopted in an effort to distance themselves from the colonies.

[@judowrestlerka]

@@calska140 ill believe this because I literally have no idea what accent predates who's and when they evolved.

[@Ditka-89]

@@calska140 it wasn’t a concerted effort to distance themselves from the colonies. The accent evolved organically.

[@johndoe-fq7ez]

@@calska140 don’t believe it

[@stephenwright8824]

@@johndoe-fq7ez *Do* believe it, though it wasn't 100% true for all of England. For instance, I've read that the accent spoken in Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare grew up, was at one time indistinguishable from that spoken in parts of Ireland.

[@mathewkanapilly796]

now i understand why people thought they needed to leave to the colonies for religious freedom

[@donnanugent705]

Excellent documentary.

[@bennygerow]

Lol do you know what a documentary is?

[@GizmoFromPizmo]

It would have been slightly off-topic but no mention was made of the fact that King James commissioned the most popular English translation of the bible in history - The King James Version (KJV) in 1611.

[@AthomBomb]

There's definitely a connection.

[@paperthyme]

and also killed off anyone who disagreed with him....

[@stephenwright8824]

Too bad the King commissioned two Catholic scholars to compile it. Talk about showing your hand as a closet Catholic!

[@ianchandley]

Not relevant to this documentary

[@cobracyxx8808]

I've heard that it was the Vatican that was behing the whole thing.

[@suecox2308]

Fascinating. Religion of all kinds has a lot to answer for.

[@Redbird1504]

Yup.

[@jordanhicks5131]

Like what? None of it happened to anyone you know or anyone who is alive, they have nothing to answer for to any one

[@Redbird1504]

@@jordanhicks5131 You know any holocaust survivors? What about Holodomor survivors? Armenian Genocide? No? So should no one have answered for that?

[@jordanhicks5131]

@@Redbird1504 this was 500 years ago dude! Your argument is invalid

[@Redbird1504]

@@jordanhicks5131 that's the stupidest thing I've heard recently.

[@maryschmitz7817]

I love watching program

[@moondancer9066]

16:?? Yep. Once you let people get their hopes up and then you dash them.... Expect to pay for it.

[@JohnCasteel1333]

Imagine if they succeeded, almost wish they did.

[@jf2369af]

Makes you wonder what things might be like today if they had accomplished there plan.

[@janeappleseed2154]

Well, I imagine more people would be able to distinguish between their, they're, and there. Lmao owned

[@mikedoss9777]

Jane Appleseed Too funny! 😁

[@EnBuyukFener12]

very good very nice

[@rhythmictiger]

@1:15:44 😂 bit of a stylised rendition of the scene I'm guessing

[@ClaireR3]

What would’ve happened if this plot worked?

[@robinforrest7680]

BANG 🔥! 😁

[@robinforrest7680]

@Repeat After Me: All true, especially the "liberties" bit - as long as you were a protestant and not a catholic...

[@bonniemagpie5166]

The land would have been over run by Catholics and as it was during Mary l's reign, they would have spared no mercy upon The Protestants.

[@herodotus945]

@Repeat After Me: Freedom under Protestantism, sure. If there was any freedom they would have never persecuted Catholics or Quakers in first place. Thank God Catholicism survived in UK while the church of England has become a pathetic joke.

[@markmitchell450]

Then things would be as before the king ousted the catholic Church for his own agenda and greed The church as you know collected taxes and controlled the lands

[@elvenkind6072]

Happy 5th of November Britain! From an anglophile Norwegian.

[@unpataunpata]

Madness...just madness

[@ultrajd]

Watching on 11/5/22

[@laurieannrogan1317]

You know they seem to have thought that God save them and that God favored their religion over the Catholics, That couldn't be further from the truth. what happened was a Catholic man stabbed them in the back and that is what saved Parliament, A Catholic man. They were oppressed and they always felt oppressed and that will always cause a person to try to rise up. They were not crazy they were not any of the horrible things that were said in this documentary. They just wanted the right to practice their religion. We are all God's people. But it was a Catholic man that saved Parliament.

[@janaleland9038]

You are obviously not well versed in the Catholic (Spanish) Inquisition! They did NOT want people to live and worship as they chose. They wanted all to be born Catholics or to be Conversos and even Conversos might not always be 'safe'. There was no live and let die proviso. The king and queen, Ferdinand and Isabella, of Spain make damned sure of that.

[@ComfyDents]

So that is the inspiration of Bealors Septe...

[@voltairebanquirigo1119]

Desperate problem requires desperate remedy

[@meledog1357]

Gunpowder doesn’t explode unless it’s contained. So when it caught fire when they were trying to dry it out it only burned them all really bad instead of blowing them up.

[@keiththorpe9571]

Hey, fellas...The gunpowder's wet... I know what to do...Let's set it near the fire to dry out!

[@magicclovers8285]

Brilliant!! 🤣🤣

[@eznosnopes5276]

Great idea!

[@hitomisalazar4073]

It was a standard military practice among the Brits up until the 1970s. The Royal Navy in particular was known to do that and was seen as a major factor in things like the losses of the Hood and the losses at Jutland. It sounds silly here and they play it up as though it was inept bungling... but it was just what Brits did with powder.

[@mikedemike5393]

this prove somewhat that it was BS...FAWKES KNEW HOW TO HANDLE POWDER...THIS MEANS THE PROTESTANTS USED WET POWDER TO AXXUSE THE INNOCENT...NO USE USING GOOD POWDER.

[@Mk101T]

@@mikedemike5393 Sorry but you have some holes in your theory there. 1- People plotting that , would not be innocent. 2- If Fawkes knew how to handle powder , why would he buy wet powder ? 3- And if he knew it was wet powder , why didn't he dry it out with all that time he had ? 4- The wet powder his fellow conspirators had , Is obviously not the same powder that was put under parliament.

[@tkmiller_author]

It's almost like if we didn't have religion, this kind of violence would never have happened.

[@juttamaier2111]

Me, not british. I never understood why the 5. November is celebrated. Why? Because he was caught and the establishment continued? Because he is seen as a subversive hero against suppression? Can someone enlighten me, please?

[@Thornspyre81]

Wow cool

[@truthbtold2910]

Small but significant detail. When there's a plot or a "conspiracy" afoot, why is there Jesuit in the wood pile? 🤔

[@MarkNasuti]

Outstanding observation the Jesuits killed Lincoln JFK and then they went into a time machine and whacked out Caesar

[@truthbtold2910]

@@MarkNasuti 🎃👍

[@truthbtold2910]

@@MarkNasuti Know history Mark. Like the current non-vicar of Christ... While the Roman Catholic church has been corrupt forever, this Jesuit 🤡 is working for the dark side.

[@trishakraybill5363]

And Jesus said... "Who are these Catholics and Protestants ? They don't follow my teachings, so they can't be Christians".

[@Win5ton67]

Jesus Christ never said that, anywhere. He did found the Catholic Church 2000 years ago, though, regardless of good or bad catholics.

[@Suicide-Samurai]

@@Win5ton67 Lucifer hijacked it for the purpose of leading many astray and separating all believers in Yeshua to their own sects then even further brought wicked men to do wicked things in the names of all the sects. Topping it off with the violence towards the brothers and sister having them kill each and torture eachother in his name because it certainly wasn't done in THE Lords name as he put what we must do plain and simple.

[@MossyMozart]

@@Win5ton67 - Jesus was not a founder of the Catholic Church. He was long dead when it formed into being.

[@Win5ton67]

@@MossyMozart Firstly, Jesus is not dead but has resurrected. Saint Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:14: "If Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith." Secondly, Jesus was most certainly the divine founder of the Catholic Church. He did so on the rock of Saint Peter, of whom Pope Francis is the direct successor (Matthew 16:18). He has also promised divine assistance to the Church, who is both His mystical body and His spouse, until the end of times. This explains its 2000 years of existence despite all the dramatic events of History.

[@PyrrhicPax]

Wow, I never knew the Gunpowder Plot had it's roots in the latter days of the Protestant Reformation

[@DiscoGemini]

Great documentary but over-dramatized by the unnecessarily loud background music

[@Regalert]

Man, I love this channel. Make a Brazil's history.

[@trollinggame4u339]

14 th like I’ll take it

[@trollinggame4u339]

4th comment

[@MikeTheD]

2nd comment on the 14th like, I am legend. History will remember this day.

[@markgarin6355]

Think he was looking for the term ' contrarian '

[@lucindahumphries4702]

If the plot had worked, wouldn't the lack of leadership have led to invasion by the Spanish and/or French?

[@VladiSSius]

so that he can be immortalized as meme

[@ThatGuyCanmanNC]

Not a meme but an idea/ideology

[@leegramling1533]

Like all self-described "freedom fighters"-- including those nowadays---freedom has little or nothing to do with it. It's all about seizing power in order to rule over and oppress others. "Fanaticism"? I think the proper word is "ambition." --Or maybe "fanatical ambition."

[@jacobpatterson3737]

Fanaticism(noun.),- a political or religious stance characterized by a over enthusiastic devotion to the cause that is in question. The word is broken down into the root word, Fanatic(noun.), a a person who devotedly follows a school of though with a blind enthusiasm, and the modifier, -ism(suffix.), An action, practice, state, or condition and is typically used to define a school of philosophy or political party.

[@leegramling1533]

@@jacobpatterson3737 I'm well aware of the meaning of the word fanatic -- from the Latin fanaticus, referring to a temple. You should have looked up "freedom" instead. I do not consider seeking to destroy governments in order to impose your own personal domination to have anything to do with that.

[@lancelashaway2132]

@@leegramling1533 Nobody does... You are fanatic for thinking that. Now Bow before your government.

[@Wisedoggooddog]

Remember remember the 5th of November. We the people are only growing stronger and more aware.

[@marvwatkins7029]

Mary, Q of S wasn't beheaded in a jail but in fact a castle.

[@enalb5085]

think how much better a world it would be if he succeeded

[@coxmosia1]

You really believe that? Wow! 😆🙄

[@sledgehammer9739]

Hats were way too big. How can you expect to get into a fight without losing your hat. Which is why we don't see movies from this time because you couldn't stage a decent fight and it's important to never lose your hat. This guy could never get into a good saloon fight in a western.

[@bhall4996]

They could give somebody a good whomping with them big ol hats.. If it came down to that level of violence

[@Shaaffy-zj6te]

I guess you could say "Guy fawked it up"

[@khlomakii]

In the very beginning at Stonehenge, what is stuffed under the rock (stone)?