Gunpowder Plot
noun
1.
an unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics.
Compare
Guy Fawkes Day
.
British Dictionary definitions for
Gunpowder Plot
Gunpowder Plot
noun
1.
the unsuccessful conspiracy to blow up James I and Parliament at Westminster on Nov 5, 1605
See also
Guy Fawkes Day