GUNPOWDER PLOT, THE


Meaning of GUNPOWDER PLOT, THE in English

ˈGunpowder ˌPlot, the BrE AmE

a plan by English Catholics led by Guy Fawkes to kill King James I and destroy Parliament by means of explosives on November 5th 1605. The plan failed when one of the Catholics warned a relative not to attend Parliament that day and all the people in the Plot were caught and killed. The event is remembered every November 5th on Guy Fawkes' NIght. ⇨ ↑ Fawkes, Guy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.