Guy Fawkes: Then and Now Following the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, Parliament decreed November 5 a day of thanksgiving, which came to be known as Guy Fawkes Night.

Guy Fawkes was sentenced to death for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to kill James I of England, members of the royal family and government officials. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons ...

Now, even though there is a great mass of 17th century documentation about the Gunpowder plot, it is still quite hard for me to grasp what pushed Guy over the edge? What turns him ...

Other countries celebrate their victories and independence. But in Britain, we celebrate a bungling terrorist from the 17th century. Why? Who was Guy Fawkes? What was the Gunpowder Plot? And why ...

An iron lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes underneath the Houses of Parliament has gone on display at a museum. It is said to have been confiscated off Fawkes when he was ...

Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot explained Thwarted bid to blow up House of Lords made 17th century Britain even less tolerant Joe Sommerlad Tuesday 05 November 2024 06:31 GMT 0 Comments ...

Expect fireworks in the sometimes-ludicrous tale of Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot!

Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot By Antonia Fraser Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 347 pages, $27.95 Each year in London, on the eve of the opening of Parliament, 10 palace guards search… ...

The most notorious member of the 1605 plot was Guy Fawkes, who was infamously found guarding the gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament which was there to kill King James I.

Guy Fawkes is caught by Westminster authorities "Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot; for there is a reason why gunpowder and treason should ne'er be forgot." ...