Gunpowder
61Gunpowder Plot — noun A failed plot, in 1605, to kill the Protestant king of England …
62Gunpowder Alley — West out of Shoe Lane, at No. 92, to 8 East Harding Street, in Farringdon Ward Without (P.O. Directory). First mention: O. and M. 1677 …
63GUNPOWDER PLOT — an attempt on the part of a conspiracy to blow up the Parliament of England on Nov. 5, 1605, on the day of the opening, when it was expected the King, Lords, and Commons would be all assembled; the conspirators were a small section of Roman… …
64Gunpowder Plot — Conspiracy among a group of English Catholics to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 …
65Gunpowder Plot — n. conspiracy plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James I of England on November 5th 1605 (date set for the king to open Parliament) …
66Gunpowder Plot — Gun′powder Plot n. why an unsuccessful plot to blow up King James I and the members of Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics Compare Guy Fawkes Day …
67Gunpowder Plot — The name given to a conspiracy to kill James I of England, and blow up the House of Parliament, by an explosion, in retaliation for anti Catholic legislation, most of which had been enacted in the reign of Elizabeth I …
68Gunpowder Plot — noun a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes • Hypernyms: ↑conspiracy, ↑cabal …
69Ballincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills — was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. The Ballincollig gunpowder mills were opened in the late 18th Century; and were bought by the Board of Ordnance in 1804. They are situated in the town… …
70Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills — The Royal Gunpowder Mills, Waltham Abbey, an Anchor Point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage, (ERIH), set in convert|175|acre|km2 of parkland and containing 21 buildings of major historical importance, mixes history, science, and… …
