Queen Elizabeth's Secret Agents

The Gunpowder Plot

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 36s

Cecil takes his intelligence letter about the Gunpowder Plot to King James I directly. He knows that James will only get involved with the conspiracy if he thinks he’s uncovered it himself. James interprets the words in the letter about the use of gunpowder and boasts about how smart he is for working it out.

Aired: 02/11/18 | Rating: TV-PG

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