The archive / 2 case files

Religion

Gloved hands lift a small grey lead book bearing a six-pointed Seal of Solomon from dark cave rock, an editorial interpretation rather than a facsimile of an original artefact

Scripture Cast in Lead

Metal books unearthed outside Granada promised an ancient revelation, drawing a threatened minority, an ambitious archbishop and Rome into a struggle over Spain’s past.

Open case file

Dramatic editorial reconstruction of an anonymous early Stuart conspirator holding an iron lantern among wooden powder barrels beneath heavy beams, representing Fawkes at Westminster rather than an authentic likeness.

Case file 023Power & Secrets

Guy Fawkes - the Fall Guy?

A warning letter exposed a plan to kill James I and Parliament, but did the government know more than it admitted?

Open case file

Religion

Scripture Cast in Lead

Guy Fawkes - the Fall Guy?

The truth is in here

The reading room