The gunpowder plot has been viewed with infamy since the fateful day november 5th 1605 the players in the plot were first and foremost human beings and such had the strengths and weaknesses travers explores the legendary events in a three act structure that focuses on each of the elements because the ramifications of the plot last for longer than one day. Buy gunpowder the players behind the plot by travers james isbn 9781903365861 from amazons book store everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Gunpowder tells the story of the events of oct 1605 to may 1606 through its key players and the original documentary evidence in which they appear illustrated with contemporary portraits engravings and original unpublished documents this perilous and fragmented world challenges our perception of the past. The 1605 catholic plot to blow up king and parliament is one of the great real life dramas in british history and the unfortunate guy fawkes was just one member of its huge cast set against a backdrop of mounting religious tensions in shakespearian england it drew in people from all ranks of society from royalty lords noblemen and priests to women soldiers servants and spies