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Fortescue Conspiracy
Attempt in 1558 to foretell the duration of the the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
Gunpowder Plot
Attempt in 1605 to assassinate King James I and re-establish a Catholic monarchy by blowing up the House of Lords.
Guy Fawkes
Member of the group of English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Henry Garnet
English Jesuit priest executed for his complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Janet Douglas, Lady Glamis
Scottish aristocrat executed in 1537 for treason. Modern day academics highlight that earlier accounts declaring she was tried for witchcraft are inaccurate.
Leighth Feight
Clash between Chartists and police in Leigh, Lancashire in August 1839.
Manchester Blitz
Heavy bombing of the city of Manchester and its surrounding areas in North West England during the Second World War by the Nazi German Luftwaffe.
Peterloo Massacre
Cavalry charge on 16 August 1819 into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 gathered at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England to demand the reform of parliamentary representation
Power-loom riots
Rioting by hand loom weavers in 1826 in Lancashire, England, protesting against the introduction of the much more efficient power looms.