Was the gunpowder plot framed

The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was not framed; it was a genuine conspiracy by a group of English Catholics, including Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament and assassinate King James I. Their aim was to end Protestant rule and restore Catholicism in England. The plot was discovered before it could be executed, leading to the arrest and execution of the conspirators. While some theories suggest that government spies may have played a role in its exposure, the plot itself was a real attempt to instigate a political and religious change.