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    The Gunpowder Plot: A Time for Treason
    The Gunpowder Plot: A Time for Treason
    The Gunpowder Plot: A Time for Treason
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    The Gunpowder Plot: A Time for Treason

    By Ann Turnbull and Akbar Ali

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    November 1605, London

    Dark alleys linger with the shadows of unknown figures and the air is thick with whispers and plots.
    What is going on? And what can be done to put a stop to it all?

    Two girls stumble across a terrifying plot to destroy the house of Lords, taking countless lives along the way. Can they find out who is behind this terrible plan? And will there be enough time to try and put a stop to it?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateSep 11, 2014
    ISBN9781472908490
    The Gunpowder Plot: A Time for Treason
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    Ann Turnbull

    Ann, who lives in the Shropshire town of Telford, is best-known for her historical novels, including the Friends and Foes trilogy - of which the first book, Pigeon Summer, was shortlisted for the Smarties Prize. She has been writing since the age of six and her first book was published in 1974. Since then, more than 25 books have followed.

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      The Gunpowder Plot - Ann Turnbull

      Secret

        

      A Letter for Eliza

      Nothing ever happens in London, sighed Eliza.

      She put down her needlework and looked out of the window at the wet, wind-shaken garden, where yellow leaves were swirling.

      You’re missing your cousin, aren’t you? her governess, Mistress Perks, said. She frowned at Eliza’s crossed threads. Unpick that and do it again.

      Eliza began pulling out stitches. She thought of Warwickshire, where her cousin Lucy lived, and where Eliza and her family had been visiting only a few months ago, in the summer. Eliza lived in a town house in Westminster, next to the House of Lords, but Lucy’s home was a big country house that had its own deer park.

      I loved seeing the hunters ride out, Eliza said. And having dancing lessons with Lucy. Oh, and meeting the Lady Elizabeth!

      To their great excitement, the girls had been presented to King James’s daughter, Princess Elizabeth, who lived at Coombe Abbey, near Coventry. The princess was only nine years old, like Eliza and Lucy, yet she lived with her own household, far away from her parents and family.

      Thinking about this now, Eliza asked, Why do the royal children not live with the King and Queen?

      Because of their rank, said Mistress Perks, and for their safety – and the safety of the realm.

      The safety of the realm. That sounded important. Eliza was about to ask more, but from somewhere in the house she heard a door opening, and voices – one of them her father’s. A moment later her father came into the room. He was holding a letter, and Eliza immediately recognised the deer’s head on its wax seal and knew it was from his cousin – Lucy’s father.

      Mistress Perks and Eliza both rose and curtseyed.

      Forgive this interruption, Mistress Perks, Eliza’s father said, with a smile, but I have a letter for Eliza, and I know she will be eager to see it.

      From inside his own letter he drew another, and handed it to his daughter. It was a single folded sheet of paper, sealed with a blob of wax and marked, ‘For Eliza Fenton. Most secret.’

      Oh! exclaimed Eliza. From Lucy!

      Her father left, and Eliza looked beseechingly at her governess. She longed to be alone to open the letter, but could not leave the room without permission.

      Mistress Perks gave in.

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