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Gunpowder

Gunpowder

Description: In 1603, as England is engaged in war against Spain, tensions are high in domestic society due to brutal persecution of Catholics. Robert Catesby, a young Catholic nobleman who has recently lost both his wife and his father and, angry at his perception of punishment from society, conjures a literally explosive plot to kill King James I when he sits in the houses of Parliament. Catesby joins with a group of equally aggrieved men, including the infamous Guy Fawkes, to enact vengeance in a series of events that are still commemorated in present-day Britain. The three-part miniseries was originally presented on BBC in the U.K.
Genre: News, Drama, History
Year Released: 2017
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 3
First episode air date: December 18, 2017
Director: J Blakeson
Networks: HBO, BBC One
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