The GPS website has an extensive library of primary and secondary source materials relating to the Gunpowder Plot and the events which influenced it. This library is growing all the time as new source documents are continually being prepared and added.
The primary source materials available on this website have been broadly classified into the following subjects.
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Act of Supremacy,
1559Treasons Act,
1571Act Against
Sectaries, 1553Act Prohibiting Papal
Bulls from Rome, 1571Act Against Papists,
1593
Letter of James VI to the Earl of Essex, 13 April 1594Letter of James VI to the Earl of Essex, 6 October 1595Letter of James VI to various Scottish Lords, 1600(?)Letter of James VI to James Hamilton, 1600Letter of James VI to the Earl of Mar and Edward Bruce, early February 1601Letter of James VI to the Earl of Mar and Edward Bruce, mid-February 1601Letter of James VI to the Earl of Mar and Edward Bruce, 8 April 1601Proclamation by James VI/I, 16 September 1603Proclamation by James VI/I, 5 November 1605Proclamation by James VI/I, 7 November 1605Proclamation by James VI/I, 8 November 1605Proclamation by James VI/I, 18 November 1605Proclamation by James VI/I, 19 November 1605Proclamation by James VI/I, 15 January 1606The Monteagle LetterExaminations of Guido FaukesExaminations of Thomas Wintour Examinations of Robert WintourExaminations of Francis TresameExaminations of Ambrose RookewoodExaminations of Thomas BatesExaminations of Sir Everard DigbyExaminations of Robert KeyesExaminations of John WintourSir Everard Digby's Letters from the TowerInscription carved by Sir Everard Digby at the TowerLetter from Thomas Wintour to Robert Catesby, 1605Letter from Thomas Wintour to John Grant, 4 December 1603Letter from Thomas Wintour to John Grant, January 1604/5Thomas Wintour from the Tower, 25 November 1605Sample Signatures of Thomas Wintour from the TowerLetter from William Parker to King James VI/ILetter from Lord Monteagle to Robert Catesby, 1605Pass to Thomas Percy for Post Horses, 25 Oct 1605 Full article in "The Weekely Newes", 31 January 1606