Leaving their old country home for London, a young narrator and her family find themselves drawn into the circle of conspirators planning to blow up Parliament in 1605. Holt keeps the historical events close to the contemporary documents, from Catesby’s plotting to the search of the vaults under the House of Lords and the discovery of Guy Fawkes.
Carefully researched historical fiction for young readers, told from a firmly Protestant point of view. Download the free EPUB.