Remember Remember - the story of the gunpowder plot
Barry Hamblin
- Region:
- South West
- Notice Period:
- Emergency (maybe less than one week's notice)
- Type:
- Antiquarian
- Fee:
- Paid: £60 plus mileage (30p/mile)
- Category:
- History
- Updated:
- 22nd February 2024
- Tagged:
- Reformation | Religion Rebellion Retribution
We are familiar with: "Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot."
Most people believe Guy Fawkes to be the brains behind it but he was just a hired hand. It was a complex plot brought about by the history of the previous century. There is far more to it than Guy Fawkes and a few barrels of gunpowder. The talk explores why it happened, what happened, who really made it happen and (briefly) what made me research this event in our history.
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After 25 years flying in the RAF as a navigator I found myself running a training company for airline pilots after doing a favour for a friend.
My wife has a lavender business (I am the tractor driver) and when she opened a shop which was too large for her sole use I closed my training company and took the spare half of the shop to indulge my passion for selling antiques. My wife and I give talks on the history of lavender, growing lavender and how it is used (see Lavender and Co) and this, together with being a trustee of our small but beautiful local museum and a love of antiques and history, has resulted in me giving number of talks on a variety of historical subjects.
The RAF trained me to instruct and I just love presenting the subjects I care so much about.
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- In Search of Terra Incognita - the life of Captain James Cook
- What they don't tell you about climate change
- Lavender, the Forgotten Herb
- Operation Black Buck - the Vulcan bomber raids in the Falklands
- Bristol Airports: Past, Present and Future
- D-Day Landings: Operation Neptune.
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