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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.
Jun 17, 2024 · Guy Fawkes (born 1570, York, England—died January 31, 1606, London) was a British soldier and the best-known participant in the Gunpowder Plot.
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- Guy Fawkes was an English conspirator in the 17th-century Gunpowder Plot, an unsuccessful plan to blow up Westminster Palace with King James I and...
- Prior to the 20th century many British subjects viewed Guy Fawkes as a villainous traitor. Guy Fawkes Day celebrations in the United Kingdom someti...
- On the night of November 4–5, 1605, London authorities uncovered the Gunpowder Plot, which implicated Guy Fawkes and four coconspirators. Fawkes wa...
- In January 1606 the British Parliament mandated the observance of Guy Fawkes Day on November 5 to commemorate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot. Ce...
- In the 1980s, British writer Alan Moore and illustrator David Lloyd published V for Vendetta, a graphic novel following an anarchist insurgent name...
Nov 9, 2009 · The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt by Guy Fawkes, Robert Catesby and others to blow up England’s King James I and the British Parliament on November 5, 1605.
Find out who Guy Fawkes was and learn about the gunpowder plot in this Bitesize Primary KS2 history guide. Take a quiz about Guy Fawkes to test your knowledge.
What is the story of Guy Fawkes? What was the Gunpowder Plot? And why do we burn a 'Guy' effigy on Bonfire Night? Find all the essential facts here.
Fawkes didn't devise or lead the plot to assassinate James I, so why is he still singled out as one of British history's greatest villains more than 400 years after his death?
Every 5 November in Britain on Guy Fawkes Day, we remember the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when Guy Fawkes and fellow Catholic conspirators attempted to blow up Parliament and assassinate James I of England.
