Gunpowder, Treason & Plot

Returning from France to ascend the Scottish throne, Mary Stuart tried to stop the bloody religious strife. Having suffered defeat, Queen Mary, having provided security to the only son of Jacob, was in prison. And then, in exchange for Jacob's consent to his mother's execution, Queen Elizabeth of England makes him her heir. The reign of James was marked by cruel persecution of Catholics and irrepressible greed. Unable to tolerate endless humiliation, a group of Catholics plotted to blow up parliament with the king.