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What if Guy Fawkes had succeeded?
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On 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes became infamous not for what he achieved, but for what he failed to do: kill King James VI & I and bring down the British parliament. But what if the Gunpowder Plot had been successful? How would it have reshaped Britain, Europe and even the wider world? And would Shakespeare have written 'Guy Fawkes' instead of 'Macbeth'? In this special episode Professor Suzannah Lipscomb explores one of history’s most tantalising "what ifs" with a panel of historians: Jessie Childs, Gareth Russell and Professor Anna Whitelock. Mary I: What If She'd Lived? Gunpowder Plot: Tudor Origins Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, the audio editors…