8 November

Catesby, Percy and the Wright brothers are killed at Holbeche House; the others are taken.

Gunpowder Plot Executed

Thirty-six barrels of powder under the House of Lords, an anonymous letter, and a man called 'John Johnson' with a lantern: the plot behind Bonfire Night.

Most of Bonnet's crew are hanged at Charles Town.

Stede Bonnet Executed

A rich Barbados planter bought a ship, hired a crew and went pirating in 1717. Eighteen months later Charles Town hanged him, despite his pleas.