Miguel de Cervantes publishes the first part of Don Quixote in Madrid, launching what many consider the first modern novel.

English authorities intensified pursuit of the Gunpowder Plot conspirators in the weeks following the failed attempt, though the plot itself unfolded in November.

In the days following the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot, English authorities intensified their manhunt, cornering and interrogating conspirators as the crown consolidated its case.

Following Guy Fawkes's arrest, English authorities spent November 1 rounding up conspirators in the failed plot to blow up Parliament and King James I.

Searchers found Guy Fawkes guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, foiling a plot to kill King James I.

Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the House of Lords, hours before he planned to blow up King James I and Parliament.

Investigators pressed forward in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot as conspirators' interrogations and confessions solidified the case against Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators.