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British Scandal

Guy Fawkes | Gunpowder | 1

British Scandal

Wondery

Scandal, Alice Levine, Great Britain, Society & Culture, Exhibit C, British, England, History, Matt Forde, Documentary

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In Elizabethan England, Catholics face brutal persecution. A young Guy Fawkes vows to fight back. When, years later, he returns home from abroad to find his homeland even more rotten, he knows the time has come. But can Fawkes spark a revolution without getting caught in the crossfire?


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0:00.0

Just a warning before we start, this episode contains descriptions of torture, which some listeners may find disturbing.

0:07.0

Okay Matt, enough is enough, We've talked about it so much. The conditions on this show are just not tenable anymore, so we've got to take action. You, me, we walk out arm in arm, the sunlight we never look back yeah yeah I mean I agree I think if you're not happy after you have to no but we're not happy and we're like united together aren't we? Oh yeah yeah but you know I

0:34.4

I still think we can we can you know we can reach some sort of deal with the

0:39.6

powers that be the time for deals for chit-chat's over now. It's all about decisive action so on the

0:46.4

count of three me and you we're out of fear. Okay, um, on three?

0:53.0

Yeah, one, two.

0:55.0

Hang on, because this is a big old call,

0:58.0

and I agree with everything you said,

1:00.0

but I just want to be clear.

1:01.0

Can we not just count to 10?

1:02.0

I mean, a little time might...

1:04.0

No.

1:05.0

Mm-hmm. One, two.

1:07.0

Actually, I've I didn't even better idea. You're going to love this.

1:10.0

Right. How about we just carry on working here and really don't mention it and that that's

1:17.2

what they call the long game. That's where we win. Right?

1:21.0

5 a.m. No. Right. walks through the back streets of Westminster.

1:33.0

His weathered leather boots splash through puddles,

1:35.0

sending rats skittering for the shadows.

1:38.0

He lowers his lantern to avoid detection.

1:41.0

Pauses at a crossroads, ears straining.

1:46.4

His fingers tighten on the lantern handle as he hears footsteps in the distance, his knuckles

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