Faith and Treason

The Story of the Gunpowder Plot

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In England, November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, when fireworks commemorate one of the most shocking moments in British history-the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which terrorists attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I along with them. Faith & Treason recreates this conspiracy-an event with eerie relevance to the religion-inspired terrorism of today's headlines-in a gripping narrative.
© Susan Greenhill
Antonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including Love and Louis XIV; Marie Antoinette, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola; The Wives of Henry VIII; and Mary Queen of Scots. She is also the author of the memoirs Must You Go?, about her relationship with and marriage to the playwright Harold Pinter, and My History. She has received the Wolfson Prize for History, the Medlicott Medal awarded by Britain’s Historical Association, and the Franco-British Society’s Enid McLeod Literary Prize. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2011 and a Companion of Honour in 2018 for services to literature. View titles by Antonia Fraser

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In England, November 5 is Guy Fawkes Day, when fireworks commemorate one of the most shocking moments in British history-the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which terrorists attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I along with them. Faith & Treason recreates this conspiracy-an event with eerie relevance to the religion-inspired terrorism of today's headlines-in a gripping narrative.

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© Susan Greenhill
Antonia Fraser is the author of many internationally bestselling historical works, including Love and Louis XIV; Marie Antoinette, which was made into a film by Sofia Coppola; The Wives of Henry VIII; and Mary Queen of Scots. She is also the author of the memoirs Must You Go?, about her relationship with and marriage to the playwright Harold Pinter, and My History. She has received the Wolfson Prize for History, the Medlicott Medal awarded by Britain’s Historical Association, and the Franco-British Society’s Enid McLeod Literary Prize. She was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2011 and a Companion of Honour in 2018 for services to literature. View titles by Antonia Fraser

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