Tag: Gunpowder plot Behind the scenesThe trials and tribulations of treasonFriday 2 December 2022The Act of Treason was first written into English law by Parliament in 1352,...Records and researchHow the Gunpowder Treason was discoveredSaturday 5 November 2022Included in our State Papers collection is a letter written on 7 November 1605,...Archives and archivistsSmoke and mirrors: Revealing the Gunpowder Plot through heritage scienceThursday 5 November 2020When The National Archives’ Collection Care Department purchased a multispectral imaging system last year,...Records and researchRoyal weddings in history: a Stuart ValentineFriday 16 March 2018As a contribution to our series of blogs on royal weddings, I have been...Records and researchThe Gunpowder and Orange Juice PlotFriday 3 November 2017This blog contains spoilers for BBC One’s ‘Gunpowder’ series. One of the most satisfying...Records and researchGunpowder Plot: the league of gentlemenMonday 5 November 2012The first Bonfire Night celebration happened on the very evening of the discovery of...