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Gunpowder Plot

Gunpowder Plot proper noun: a failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

Proper noun

the Gunpowder Plot

  1. (UK, historical) A failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.

Synonyms of Gunpowder Plot

Questions about Gunpowder Plot

What does Gunpowder Plot mean?
Gunpowder Plot means a failed conspiracy, in November 1605, to kill the Protestant king James I of England and VI of Scotland, and to blow up the House of Lords using gunpowder, annually commemorated on Guy Fawkes Day.
What part of speech is Gunpowder Plot?
Gunpowder Plot is a proper noun.

Words near Gunpowder Plot in the dictionary

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  9. Gunpowder Treason
  10. Gunpowder Treason Day
  11. gunpowdered

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