A major exhibition to mark the 400th anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot is to be staged in London.
From April, Shakespeare's Globe theatre on London's South Bank will stage an exhibition on Guy Fawkes' unsuccessful plot to blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605.
Entitled Shakespeare and the Gunpowder Plot, the exhibition will use 21st century detective methods and original manuscripts so that visitors will be able to piece together the evidence and uncover the facts behind the plot which sparked 400 years of November bonfire nights.
Complementary exhibitions are also being staged this year at the Tower of London, the Royal Armouries and at the Palace of Westminster.
The Tower event will explore how history would have changed if the plot to blow up James I and his ministers had succeeded, and the armouries will examine how the 36 barrels of gunpowder were obtained.
In 2004, the Globe enjoyed a big success with its Season of Star-Crossed Lovers. As many as 131,000 tickets were sold for Romeo and Juliet, 112,000 for Much Ado About Nothing and 81,000 for Measure for Measure.
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