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''The Fifth of November or The Gunpowder Plot'' is a historical play that is believed to have been written by William Shakespeare in 1830. The play is based on the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in which a group of English Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. The play follows the plot’s ringleader, Guy Fawkes, and his co-conspirators as they plan and execute their plot, and it also includes the perspectives of the government officials who worked to stop them. The play is a fascinating exploration of one of the most notorious events in English history, and it is written in Shakespearean style, complete with iambic pentameter and dramatic soliloquies. This edition of the play includes an introduction and annotations that provide historical context and explain the references and language used in the text.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world’s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.