Massacre at Westminster (Caesar of Rome)



The Massacre at Westminster, sometimes called the Calvinist Treason, was a successful attack against of  and her  in 1586. The assassination occurred at the during a session of Parliament using barrels of gunpowder. The massacre resulted in the deaths of Queen Anne and all Members of Parliament, practically obliterating the Palace. Those behind the massacre were captured, and hanged and quartered for high treason.

Reaction to the massacre was widespread, and caused acts of violence against civilians when it was discovered the perpetrators were English, seeking religious tolerance from the Crown after decades of targeted attacks and brutality. While the rightful heir was Anne's son, the masterminds behind the plot sought to install Anne's Calvinist sister,. The attack was the cause of the upcoming in the country, pitting England in a war between a Calvinist and a Catholic monarch and their supporters.