Why is the Gunpowder plot story so important?
The Gunpowder Plot has clear parallels with today and the issues of terrorism, bullying and religious intolerance in society. The Gunpowder Plot project fulfils the national, regional, and local Coventry focus by covering the problems of religious conflict and intolerance plus the understanding of different views and the consequences of political, racial, and religious persecution within a historical background. Better understanding of history will heighten awareness, so that people may enter into considered and thinking debate to bring about social inclusion, and the avoidance of conflict, persecution and civil disunity. During any discussion about the story behind the Gunpowder Plot, we should ask ourselves if it is correct or fair to bully, or think a person is ‘different’ because of race, religion, or ethnicity – and should these ‘different’ people be made to follow other’s beliefs? This was the root cause of the Gunpowder Plot some 400 years ago, but we appear not to have learnt a
