How many of the convicted conspirators were hanged?
Four
Two
Eight
Five
Answer
Four of the convicted conspirators were hanged: Thomas Wentworth, Lord Strafford, William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury, and John Pym, Member of Parliament. Strafford was accused of treason for allegedly plotting to bring the king an army of Irish soldiers to invade England and overthrow Parliament. Laud was accused of treason for allegedly subverting the Church of England in favor of Catholicism.
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