arrest

After his arrest Fawkes said, “I wish I had succeeded.”

attempt

Guido Fawkes attempted to blow up King James and his government in London.

barrel

They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder.

bishop

A bishop is an important Christian priest who is in charge of all the churches in an area.

blow up

Guido Fawkes attempted to blow up King James and his government in London.

Catholic

Fawkes and his gang were Catholics, who were persecuted in England at that time.

ceiling

A ceiling is the surface above you in a room.

cellar

They filled the cellars under the building with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder.

collapse

After the explosion, a lot of buildings collapsed.

conspirator

Fawkes and the other conspirators were all executed.

crack

Up to 500 metres away glass would have cracked or broken.

destruction

There would have been total destruction of all buildings within 42 metres.

execute

Fawkes and the other conspirators were all executed.

explosion

We saw the car crash and then we heard an explosion.

explosive

They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500kg of gunpowder - a powerful explosive.

farmhouse

When Sally won the lottery, did she buy a farmhouse?

flatten

The explosion would have flattened a large part of central London.

get away with

If you get away with something, you succeed in doing it without any consequences.

gunpowder

They filled the cellars with barrels containing 2,500 kg of gunpowder - a powerful explosive.

Houses of Parliament

They filled the cellars of the Houses of Parliament with barrels of gunpowder.

lottery

When Sally won the lottery, did she buy a farmhouse?

MP

An MP is a Member of Parliament – someone who has been elected as a representative.

noble

A noble is a member of the nobility – people in the highest social class.

persecute

Catholics were persecuted in England at that time.

plot

They filled the cellars with barrels of gunpowder but their plot was discovered.

raise

If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.

red-handed

Fawkes was caught red-handed just before he set light to the explosive.

vat

vat

pogen

pogen

arrestatie

arrestatie

katholiek

katholiek

opblazen

opblazen

bisschop

bisschop

instorten

instorten

kelder

kelder

plafond

plafond

vernietiging

vernietiging

barsten

barsten

samenzweerder

samenzweerder

explosief

explosief

explosie

explosie

executeren

executeren

wegkomen met

wegkomen met

platgooien / platwalsen

platgooien / platwalsen

boerderij

boerderij

loterij

loterij

parlementsgebouw

parlementsgebouw

buskruit

buskruit

vervolgen

vervolgen

persoon van adel

persoon van adel

MP (parlementslid)

MP (parlementslid)

op heterdaad

op heterdaad

houden / fokken

houden / fokken

complot

complot

set light to

Fawkes was caught just before he set light to the explosive.

take

I've taken up painting and I sold my first picture last week.

beginnen met

beginnen met

aansteken

aansteken