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Guy Fawkes (/ f ɔː k s /; 13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes while fighting for the Spanish, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
Guy Fawkes (born 1570, York, England—died January 31, 1606, London) was a British soldier and the best-known participant in the Gunpowder Plot. Its object was to blow up the palace at Westminster during the state opening of Parliament , while James I and his chief ministers met within, in reprisal for increasing oppression of Roman Catholics ...
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Nov 3, 2018 · Learn about the life and legacy of Guy Fawkes, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the British parliament in 1605. Discover how he became a martyr for Catholicism and a masked icon of dissent in the 21st century.
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Learn about Guy Fawkes, the leader of the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the House of Lords in 1605. Find out his background, role, arrest, trial and execution by the UK Parliament.
Nov 9, 2009 · Learn about the Gunpowder Plot, a plot by English Catholics to assassinate King James I and overthrow the Protestant government in 1605. Find out who was Guy Fawkes, the man behind the plot, and how it is celebrated in Britain today.
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