Gunpowder Plot: Sequencing Activity Free teaching resources webanywhere.co.uk The Gunpowder Plot The Kings men arrested Guy Fawkes. They wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes and a group of others had a plan. A letter was sent to the King about the plot. Barrels of gunpowder were put in the cellars of Parliament. The Gunpowder Plot Guy Fawkes was locked in the Tower of London.