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The Gunpowder Plot, 1605
Two years after taking the throne a group of disaffected English Catholics attempt to assassinate James and the leading Protestant nobles by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
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The Reformation—91热爆 Scotland
The Protestant Reformation sweeping Europe opened up a fresh divide in Scottish politics.
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