In 1605, a group of Catholic conspirators plotted ... They hid kegs full of gunpowder in the cellars beneath the chamber where the king and the rest of the political elite would assemble.

Though the gang’s attempt to blow up the king on November 5 1605 ultimately failed, their actions were immortalised – as was Ashby St Ledgers. Almost 300 years after the Gunpowder Plot ...

There were tensions between Catholics and Protestants in England at this time, and England was at war with Spain. Check out this Bitesize guide to the context of the Gunpowder Plot. In 1603 ...