The final point that sealed the deal of the lost hopes was the Treaty of London, signed in August 1604, where one of the conditions were that Spain will renounce its intentions of reinstating Catholicism in England (Sharpe, 1995). Therefore, in overall nothing has been changed, causing dismal moods among the …show more content…
Catesby justified his choice of place by simply saying ‘… in that place have they done us all the mischief…’ (Fraser, 1996:98). They referred to the plan as to a single ‘stroke at the root’, if it would have succeeded then it would bring, in their opinion, ‘new alterations’ in religion, however, if it would have failed then it would be the scandal