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Episode 004 · Out Nov 5, 2026

36 barrels under Parliament: the Gunpowder Plot

5 November 1605: Guy Fawkes is caught guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder under the House of Lords. But he wasn't the leader, and the plot was blown by an anonymous letter.

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Every claim in the video was checked against these sources. Where they disagree, the video words it carefully; legends are marked as legends.

In short: Wikipedia "Gunpowder Plot" and "Guy Fawkes Night"; The National Archives blog; Ashmolean Museum (Guy Fawkes' lantern); Wikipedia "Guy Fawkes mask".

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