火药阴谋 The Gunpowder Conspiracy of 1605,as it was then known,(also known as The Powder Treason or The Gunpowder Plot)[1] was a failed assassination attempt by a group of provincial English Catholics against King James I of England and VI of Scotland.The plot intended to kill the King and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the State Opening on 5 November 1605.
The conspirators also planned to abduct the royal children,[2] and lead a popular revolt in the Midlands.
