Which monarch was the target of the gunpowder plot

King James I of England was the target of the gunpowder plot.

Explanation:

The idea was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of England's Parliament on 5 November 1605 an event which would be attended by King James.

The plot was discovered when an anonymous letter was sent.

During a search of the House of Lords at about midnight, Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder—enough to reduce the House of Lords to rubble—and arrested.

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