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This time on We Are History; our bold and fearless non-historians Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell find out how and why Britain’s first major terrorist plot was conceived and ultimately thwarted.
Expect barrels of explosive fun, gory retribution and hear why we burn the wrong person on Bonfire night.
Sources:
Remember Remember the Fifth of November by James Sharpe
https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/six-things-you-didnt-know-about-executions-london-docklands#:~:text=Not%20many%20know%2C%20that%20on,was%20then%20disembowelled%20and%20quartered.
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We Are History is written and presented by Angela Barnes and John O’Farrell. Audio production by Simon Williams and artwork by James Parrett. Lead Producer is Anne-Marie Luff. Group Editor is Andrew Harrison. We Are History is a Podmasters Production.
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