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Gunpowder Plot
When the reign of Tudors ended with Elizabeth's death, King James inherited the throne, catholics hoped for more freedom to practice their faith.
However James 1 continued with anti-catholic laws, a group of catholics led by Robert Catesby, plotted to kill the King and other Protestants on 5th November 1605. The plotters wanted to make Elizabeth Queen so they could control her.
Lord Monteagle gave a letter he received on 30th October 1605, which warned him not to attend the state opening of Parliament, to Robert Cecil.
The plotters rented a house next to, and a cellar directly underneath the Houses of Parliament. They filled the cellar with barrels of gunpowder.
Cecil ordered a search of the Houses of Parliament, the gunpowder and Guy Fawkes were discovered on the 5th November. Guy Fawkes was arrested and after tortured gave up the name of his fellow conspirators. Those captured were also tortured until they confessed.
The plotters were tried and found guilty of treason in January 1606. They were hung-drawn and quartered.
Matthew Hopkins
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He received money for each person prosecuted for being a witch, his work led to around 300 people being accused for witchcraft, 112 of those were hanged.
He used torture to extract confessions, which often included the names of other witches.
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Conscientious Objectors
WW1 - 112 days of imprisonment, loss of right to vote 7 years after war, some sentenced to death by firing, media portrayed them as cowards, the white feather.
WW2 - looked for other jobs for the war, however still treated poorly by public and prison was seen as a last resort.