He
died on July 20, 1616, having lived a life of seventy-six years. Tyrone's
body was laid to rest in the same church which held the body of his
comrade Tyrconnel. Their graves are side by side. A modern writer tells
us that the church which has become the tomb of the two exiled earls
stands "where the Janiculum overlooks the glory of Rome, the yellow
Tiber and the Alban Hills, the deathless Coliseum, and the stretching
Campagna." "Raphael had painted his Transfiguration for the grand altar;
the hand of Sebastiano del Piombo had colored the walls with the
scourging of the Redeemer." The present writer has seen the graves, and
even the merest stranger to the spirit of Irish history must feel
impressed by the story of the two exiles who found their last
resting-place enclosed by such a scene.
THE GUNPOWDER PLOT
A.D. 1605
SAMUEL R. GARDINER
The "Gunpowder Plot" acquires importance from the fact that its
anniversary, November 5th, is still celebrated in England with
fire-crackers, burnings of "Guy Fawkes" scarecrows, and other
patriotic manifestations. Historically the plot, being detected
before its execution, ended in smoke, with no more terrible result
than the execution of the conspirators.
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