Skip to main content.
Why is it so hard for a sighted person to do this?
Here is the web page that I have written to help me, I hope it can help you.
In this page I will use the term Narr to indicate that you should press Caps Lock or Insert.
Here is my start up procedure.
You should have "Scan mode" on. "Scan mode" off is for forms, emails and the like.
- To turn on Narrator press :- Ctrl + Win + Enter
- To stop Narrator temporally press :- Ctrl
- Now check if Narrator is in "Scan mode" press Narr + Space. This will toggle "Scan mode".
- Press H to find the first heading, a well written page should have a few headings. Search the headings with H or Shift + H to go back to the previous heading
- When you find a header that interests you use Ctrl + right arrow to move through the text word by word
- Use Narr + R to let Narrator read further.
Get to know the arrow keys - use these rather than the mouse.
The left and right arrow keys move along the line of text, one character at a time.
Use Ctrl + left or right to move one word at a time.
Ctrl + Down arrow; Reads the next line.
Ctrl + Up arrow; Reads the previous line.
Press P to move to the next paragraph.
Shift + P to move to the previous paragraph.
Press H to move to the next heading.
Shift + H to move to the previous heading.
Press a number to move to the next heading of that size ( 2 for heading 2 ). Only 2 & 3 in this page.
Shift + number to move to the previous heading of that size.
Press K to find the next Link on the page.
Shift K to find the previous Link on the page.
Ctrl + Home takes you to the start of the page.
To stop Narrator press Narr + Esc.
Try these for fun:-
Narr + F12 = Say Time.
Ctrl + Narr + I = Read current page title (letter i not 1)
Ctrl + Narr + D = Describe the highlighted image
A link to a page with more info about Scan Mode
About web page design
Much of my knowledge about this subject comes from the following web site Webaim.org, in particular "Skip navigation" links. Skip links at the top of the page allow users to bypass the main navigation and go directly to the main content. They speed up the reading process and help users distinguish between the main navigation and the main content.This is what I have tried to do on this page, the first link is found by pressing H and then enter. Which will skip over the Navigation info and get straight into the main content.
Main content
Gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see no reason why gunpowder treason,
Should ever be forgot.
Over Four hundred years ago, in 1605, a man called Guy Fawkes and a group of plotters attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London, with barrels of gunpowder placed in the basement. They wanted to kill King James and the kings leaders.
The plot was simple - the next time Parliament was opened by King James the first, they would blow up everyone there with gunpowder.
The men bought a house next door to the parliament building. The house had a cellar which went under the parliament building. They planned to put gunpowder under the house and blow up parliament and the king.
Guy Fawkes was given the job to keep watch over the barrels of gunpowder and to light the fuse.
On the morning of 5th November, soldiers discovered Guy hidden in the cellar and arrested him. The trail of gunpowder at his feet would never be lit.
Guy Fawkes was taken to the Tower of London.
He was tortured and questioned about the other plotters. To start with he didn't tell the soldiers anything about the plot. But, eventually he started to tell the truth.
In celebration of the Kings survival, King James ordered that the people of England should have a great bonfire on the night on 5th November.
Watch a video about the Gunpowder Plot here
Watch a video of the 2018 Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival here
The gunpowder had been stockpiled to the south of the river Thames and moved to the cellar over a period of several months, through a tunnel dug by the plotters.
It is highly likely that the gunpowder would have become damp. Experts say that even if very slightly damp, gunpowder consolidates and the chance of rapid burning - enough to cause an explosion - is limited.
For the same reasons, gunpowder burns less efficiently if it is compacted. In the 16 oh 5 plot, the gunpowder was stored in barrels for months, and hidden under a huge pile of wood. It was almost certainly compacted to some degree.
The evidence seems to lead to the conclusion that the plotters would not have succeeded, and that the government and the Church of England would have remained intact. We think then that gunpowder used by the conspirators of 16 oh 5 might not have ignited after all