Treason is an extremely dangerous that not only challenges the authority of the monarch, but also endangers the life the monarch, as well as the lives of others. One instance in which the monarch’s life was threatened was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. This plot was an unsuccessful assassination attempt against King James I and the Parliament of England on November 5, 1605. This plot was organized by Robert Catesby and group of English Catholics, which included Guy Fawkes. This group wanted to end…
Remember, remember the fifth of November of gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason why the gun powder treason should ever be forgot.” The Grate Catesby Still, Fawkes was the only man ever to enter Parliament with honest intentions. A lot has happened in 411 years, parliaments today are highly respected, highly paid and monarchs tend to not conflate with constitutional proceedings, policy chaos or of the word of the people. Nevertheless, the term: treason is a byword and such law has…
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a small group under Robert Catesby put together a plan to kill King James I and members of the house of parliament that were making life difficult for the Catholics.This is an important event in British history because, it almost ended the lives of the biggest Protestant leaders of that time. Also, how the event that happened over 400 years ago affect people today. After Queen ELizabeth I died in 1603, Catholics hoped her next successor James I. Having a Catholic…
largely to their strong armies and mastery of advanced artillery. This leading weaponry allowed them to conquer neighboring peoples and expand their territory exponentially. Due to this common attribute, these three Empires are all referred to as “Gunpowder Empires”. The longest lasting of these was the Ottoman Empire. In the fourteenth century, this empire began cultivating a mastery of advanced artillery such as muskets and cannons. The Empire had an army of 30,000 elite soldiers that the…
Boom! Getting into fortresses can be tough, especially before weapons were created to help out. Cannons stemmed from the invention of gunpowder. Gunpowder was invented in China lead to the creation of the cannon. The cannon ended the use of castles by blowing them up Cannons were useful for war. You may be wondering who invented the cannon and where did they use it.Cannons were not invented by one person or maybe it was but there are no archives to say who invented it.The cannon was used in…
combined both artist’s movement and strong visual impact. Cai use gunpowder as the material to paint his art, he will set the gunpowder on the paper and covered the entire paper and gunpowder, he will reserve a fuse so he can then set the fire on and burn the gunpowder under the cover. The beauty of the performance is short but incredible, after hours of set up, the final art piece will be finished in a second after the gunpowder was been burned. The most interesting part of this art work is…
“People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people” ( V for Vendetta). In this film of vengeance, the plot revolves around the role of government. This similar idea can be seen in the music video to the song “American Idiot” as well. Through words, characters, plot, and visionary, these two sources centralize around defying the role of government. During a revolution, a leader uses their popularity to spread information and unite the people. V, The…
things that gunpowder is used for. But the one thing that I have not listed is the use of gunpowder in law enforcement. The reason gunpowder is used in law enforcement is because they use handguns to protect the community, nation, and world that each and everyone of us live in. you are probably wondering, what does gunpowder have to do with law enforcement. Well do you remember what I said about cartridges? You may not believe it but gunpowder is also used in sports as well. Gunpowder is used…
and warfare. But we will be talking about how gunpowder weapon affected their growth but also caused them to collapse as well. The Ming and Qing empire was the very first people to have gunpowder weapons. Them being the first people also made them very powerful. Their empire grew rather quickly because of their warfare advances. But whenever you rise you will always fall twice as hard. The Ming and Qing made the great mistake of using their gunpowder weapons for more defense than offense which…
The Colombian Sport of Throwing Rocks at Gunpowder Betwixt the three countries of Venezuela, Ecuador, and Panama lays a wonderfully unique country titled the Republic of Colombia, also referred to as simply Colombia. Aside from its current president holding a Nobel Peace Prize from 2016, this country has a lot to offer. Colombia has a beautiful diversity of different landscapes and people. The two most alluring gems of Colombia that seem to stand out in most people's’ minds are Shakira and the…