Spectators can revisit a dramatic night in the island’s history in the East End this Saturday with a “spirited” re-enactment ...

The Throckmortons trace their history back to the 12th century. In 1409 Sir John de Throckmorton, Under-Treasurer of England, ...

The BBC drama Gunpowder has just arrived on Amazon Prime Video, to give viewers something to fill in their historical gaps on ...

The Bermuda Pilot Gig Club will host a reenactment of the 1775 Gunpowder Plot at Tobacco Bay on Saturday [August 16] at ...

The man who tried to kidnap Princess Anne at gunpoint nearly 50 years ago has revealed the royal's real reaction amid his ...

Dystopian fiction is far from the easiest subgenre to escape into, considering the inherent darkness and ominous warnings of ...

To create this episode, researchers, writers and the production team managed to distil the complex history of the religious schisms which led up to the gunpowder plot into an accessible narrative ...

The house where the Gunpowder Plot was hatched was the "perfect place" for the conspirators to meet, according to historian and TV presenter Lucy Worsley. For her latest BBC Two series, Lucy ...

Lucy consults experts who help contribute to the uncovering of this extraordinary moment in history.

The Gunpowder Plot is an epic tale of adventure and revenge but who was really behind it?

But it is worth digging into the details. The recent series Gunpowder (BBC – now on Netflix) went some way to telling the true story of the plot. The real ringleader was Robert Catesby.