Everyone remembers the 5th of November... but few know what really happened when Guy Fawkes tried (and failed) to blow up parliament in 1605. His plot was part of a much bigger plan, as he and his associates fought to stop Catholic oppression under King James I. Gunpowder Siege dramatically reimagines the most infamous rebellion plot in British history, shattering the myths to reveal the largely forgotten, gripping truth behind the Gunpowder Plot. Prepare to see the story you thought you knew - blown wide open. The compelling drama plunges into the aftermath of the Plot, spotlighting its three leaders - Robert Catesby, his cunning cousin Thomas Wintour, and their ruthless enforcer Thomas Percy. Instantly branded as the most wanted men in England, they race from London to the Midlands, desperately seeking to ignite a Catholic rebellion.