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Gunpowder Plot & The Leicestershire Manor House
Sir Everard Digby’s Uncle lived in ‘The 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath’.
Whilst most people remember Guy Fawkes, the man with the money behind the operation was Sir Everard Digby.
His uncle was living in Donington Le Heath Manor House whilst the plot to blow up the House of Commons was well under way.
Reporter: Ben Jackson
Producer: Andrew Fewster
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