An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
115. The Gunpowder Plot
November 04, 2021
Description
Books Referenced
Author: John Foxe
Context:
Referenced when discussing Protestant fears of Catholic conspiracy during Elizabeth's reign - described as 'this huge saga of sort of Protestant martyrs being killed by evil Catholics'
Author: James Sharp
Context:
Explicitly mentioned as 'his book' when discussing the sense of an overarching Catholic conspiracy involving the King of Spain and the Pope in the late 16th/early 17th century
Author: Antonia Fraser
Context:
Described as 'the great narrative account of the Gunpowder Plot' when discussing the theory about who sent the Monteagle letter - her thesis is that Lord Monteagle may have dictated the letter himself
Author: Alan Moore
Context:
Described as 'a really brilliant graphic novel' and 'Alan Moore's comic' when discussing how Guy Fawkes imagery has been adopted by modern protest movements; set in an alternative 1980s Britain with a fascist takeover