Robert Catesby, the gunpowder plotters decided to blow up the House of Lords and the King with it. As cool as it sounds, it wasn’t the best put together plot imaginable. At one point, Rob’s servant accidentally learned of the plot and had to be brought into the conspiracy in case he blabbed. It’s like if one of Osama Bin Laden’s inner circle was there only because he found the plans whilst having a bit of a tidy.
