January 27 - The fate of the Gun Powder Plotters

On this day in Tudor history, 27th January 1606, in the reign of King James I, the eight surviving conspirators of the November 1605 Gunpowder Plot were tried at Westminster for high treason.


Why is Claire talking about something that happened during the reign of King James I, in the Stuart period? Well, because the Gunpowder Plot actually had its origins in Elizabeth I’s reign.
 
Let Claire tell you more in today's talk.
 
Link to Gunpowder Plot video - https://youtu.be/RnNN-0feKgI 
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/GB_mLLmSIBw

Also on this day in history, 27th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery in Portobelo harbour, Panama. Find out more in Claire's video from last year. https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds