Project Gutenberg 2011-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 127 Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805 1882 Ainsworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ainsworth, W. H. (William Harrison) Ainsworth, Harrison Ainworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ticheburn, Cheviot Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance Produced by Robert Cicconetti, KD Weeks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Guy Fawkes; or, The Gunpowder Treason: An Historical Romance" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical romance written in the early 19th century. The novel delves into the tumultuous events surrounding the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, particularly focusing on the oppressive measures faced by the Catholic community in England. Key characters include Guy Fawkes, a determined conspirator, and Viviana Radcliffe, a devout Catholic who navigates the perilous political landscape of the time. At the start of the narrative, readers are introduced to a grimly evocative scene in Manchester where two Catholic priests face execution due to the harsh anti-Catholic laws imposed by King James I. The opening vividly describes the public execution, the somber atmosphere, and the tension among onlookers, many of whom sympathize with the condemned priests. Viviana Radcliffe is introduced through her compassionate actions toward those being persecuted, while other key players, including the unscrupulous pursuivant and the mysterious soldier Guy Fawkes, are set into motion against a backdrop of increasing religious strife and plots of retribution. The chapter builds a compelling introduction to the themes of faith, tyranny, and rebellion that will unfold throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gunpowder Plot, 1605 -- Fiction Great Britain -- History -- James I, 1603-1625 -- Fiction Fawkes, Guy, 1570-1606 -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1083488 1083497 2024-09-16T04:51:41.266017 2023-09-16T11:18:35.819336 text/html text/html 1127070 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1552927 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1665442 2024-09-16T04:51:57.199920 application/epub+zip 1683757 2024-09-16T04:51:45.189033 application/epub+zip 489033 2024-09-16T04:51:43.603005 application/epub+zip 2183372 2024-09-16T04:52:06.760861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2089626 2024-09-16T04:51:55.658918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 704602 2022-09-17T09:38:41.548511 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988816 988592 2024-09-16T04:51:38.086980 2023-09-16T11:18:32.925333 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 988443 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 366496 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 988440 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366450 2021-01-08T05:40:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21967 2024-09-16T04:52:06.927828 application/rdf+xml 24937 2024-09-16T04:51:44.007994 image/jpeg 4601 2024-09-16T04:51:43.807952 image/jpeg 1624292 2024-09-16T04:51:41.406986 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia