may 1, 1654 - Failure of John Gerard's plot
Description:
- Failure of the plot to assassinate Cromwell- A group of Royalists planned to assassinate Cromwell
- Found out before a assassination attempt could be made and 40 men were arrested
- The view of the Royalist and their sympathisers was that the conspirators had fallen for a trap set by Cromwell
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Date:
may 1, 1654
Now
~ 372 years ago