Perkin Warbeck Pretender to the Throne
Perkin Warbeck, son of a poor burgess from Tournai, was hanged for trying to escape captivity on 23rd November 1499. ...
Tag: Plots
Hitler and the Munich Beer Hall Putsch
Following the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm and defeat in World War One, the government of the new German Weimar Republic ...
The Gunpowder Plot
On 5th November each year people in Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes night (also known as Bonfire night) by lighting bonfires, ...