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Guido Fawkes is a political blog that covers Westminster gossip, scandals, and controversies. It features a quote of the day, a guidogram, and a next page link to more content.
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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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- 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 · 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.
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.
Learn how the representation of Guy Fawkes, the notorious plotter of the Gunpowder Plot, has evolved over centuries from a traitor to a symbol of resistance. Explore the historical and cultural contexts of his story, from his execution to his appearance in novels, films and protests.
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