单词 | Gunpowder Plot, the |
释义 | Gunpowder Plot, the From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishGunpowder Plot, thethe Gunpowder PlotˈGunpowder ˌPlot, thea 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. → see also Fawkes, Guy |
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