On Jan. 31, in 1606,Guy Fawkes jumps to his death moments before his execution for his role in the “Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the British Parliament building and King James I. The conspirators, whose ...

Bonfires, fireworks and a plot to kill a king; Those are the makings of a British holiday. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on Nov. 5 in the U.K. Its history dates back to 1605 and a foiled ...

All around the world, protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks to conceal their identity in service of a cause. By Sara Barrett As Britain celebrated Guy Fawkes Night on Monday, a video showed a group burning ...

In the mighty calendar of bad ideas, the date of Nov. 5 stands as a testament to the powers of human folly. It is a date which represents the highest levels of religious and political idiocy, and ...

On this day, January 31, in 1606, at Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumped to his death moments before his execution for ...