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- In England, November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, when fireworks displays commemorate the shocking moment in 1605 when government authorities uncovered a secret plan to blow up the House of Parliament--and King James I along with it.
- About the Author: Antonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including Love and Louis XIV, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola.
- 416 Pages
- History, Europe
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About the Book
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" uncovers the gripping true story behind one of the most famous conspiracies in British history: the attempt in 1650 to blow up the House of Parliament and King James I along with it. In "Faith and Treason", Fraser unravels the exciting tale of religion, politics, and personalities surrounding this infamous act of terrorism. of photos.Book Synopsis
In England, November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, when fireworks displays commemorate the shocking moment in 1605 when government authorities uncovered a secret plan to blow up the House of Parliament--and King James I along with it. A group of English Catholics, seeking to unseat the king and reintroduce Catholicism as the state religion, daringly placed thirty-six barrels of gunpowder in a cellar under the Palace of Westminster. Their aim was to ignite the gunpowder at the opening of the Parliamentary session. Though the charismatic Catholic, Robert Catesby, was the group's leader, it was the devout Guy Fawkes who emerged as its most famous member, as he was the one who was captured and who revealed under torture the names of his fellow plotters. In the aftermath of their arrests, conditions grew worse for English Catholics, as legal penalties against them were stiffened and public sentiment became rabidly intolerant.In a narrative that reads like a gripping detective story, Antonia Fraser has untangled the web of religion, politics, and personalities that surrounded that fateful night of November 5. And, in examining the lengths to which individuals will go for their faith, she finds in this long-ago event a reflection of the religion-inspired terrorism that has produced gunpowder plots of our own time.
About the Author
Antonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including Love and Louis XIV, Mary Queen of Scots, and Marie Antoinette, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola. She is also the author of two memoirs, Must You Go? and My History. She has received the Wolfson History Prize, the 2000 Norton Medlicott Medal from Britain's Historical Association, and the Enid McLeod Franco-British Society Literary Prize. Fraser was made a Dame for services to literature in 2011.Dimensions (Overall): 8.01 Inches (H) x 5.23 Inches (W) x .91 Inches (D)
Weight: .75 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 416
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: Europe
Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group
Theme: Great Britain, General
Format: Paperback
Author: Antonia Fraser
Language: English
Street Date: October 13, 1997
TCIN: 1001839973
UPC: 9780385471909
Item Number (DPCI): 247-01-0385
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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