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 |