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gunpowder plot

/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdər plɒt/

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/ˈɡʌnˌpaʊdər plɒt/C1formalbritishpolitical
  • ruНеудачная попытка покушения в 1605 году, предпринятая группой английских католиков с целью взорвать здание парламента и убить короля Якова I, в которой был замешан Гай Фокс.

A failed assassination attempt in 1605 by a group of English Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I, famously involving Guy Fawkes.

  1. Failed assassination attemptB2formalbritish

    A failed conspiracy in 1605 by a group of English Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I.

    ruНеудачная попытка покушения

    • The Gunpowder Plot was discovered on November 5, 1605.
    • Guy Fawkes was the most famous member of the Gunpowder Plot.
    • The failure of the Gunpowder Plot is celebrated annually in Britain as Bonfire Night.