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What was the Gunpowder Plot of 1605?
AAn attempt by Catholics to blow up Parliament and kill King James I ✓
BA plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I
CAn attempt to overthrow Oliver Cromwell
DA plan by Parliament to depose Charles I
Explanation
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was a failed attempt by a group of Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. It is remembered on Bonfire Night (5 November).
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