Which princess did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators plan to place on the throne after killing James I?
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Princess Elizabeth
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Which princess did the Gunpowder Plot conspirators plan to place on the throne after killing James I?
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Princess Elizabeth
What was the first name of Lord Monteagle, who received the warning letter about the Gunpowder Plot?
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William
What was the surname of the Jesuit priest executed in 1606 after being accused of involvement in the Gunpowder Plot?
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Garnet
What was Guy Fawkes’s military rank when he served in the Spanish Netherlands before the Gunpowder Plot?
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Ensign
Which river gives its name to the town hosting Ottery St Mary’s flaming tar barrels?
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River Otter
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On what date was the warning letter to Lord Monteagle delivered before the Gunpowder Plot?
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