There are many causes for the gunpowder plot. They were building up for more than 100 years. On the night of November 5th Guy Fawkes and many others intended to blow up the houses of Parliament. Their plan was to not only to, not only, kill the King but to also replace him with his Catholic daughter. <Tab/>The first, most important event, was Henry's VIII's reformation which had totally altered the …
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…the plot was foiled. To show people the change in him he got his son to marry a Catholic since his daughter had married a Protestant. Both religions shouldn't have fought over a main religion; they should both accept each religion and lead their own lives their own way accepting the other. If the Kings and Queens had accepted both Catholics and Protestants the Gunpowder plot would never have started up in the first place.