Where the government involved in the gunpowder plot?

The government was not directly involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605; in fact, it was the target of the conspiracy. The plot was orchestrated by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, who sought to assassinate King James I and blow up the House of Lords to end Protestant rule. When the plot was discovered, the government swiftly arrested the conspirators and executed several of them, leading to increased anti-Catholic sentiment and repression in England.