Did the Gunpowder Plot Conspirators Have Underground Passages Beneath Parliament?

In this episode we examine the persistent myth that the Gunpowder Plot conspirators dug a tunnel to the House of Lords. By analysing trial transcripts, eyewitness accounts, and modern archaeological surveys, we show why no physical evidence supports the idea and how political propaganda helped cement it in public memory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices