Guy Fawkes was not the Gunpowder Plot's ringleader. There were 13 conspirators in the plot, which was masterminded by Robert Catesby, a charismastic Catholic figure who had a reputation for speaking out against the English crown. But it was Fawkes who
The name Guy Fawkes may not ring a bell, but chances are you know the man's visage if you've seen the film "V for Vendetta" and/or the masks associated with Anonymous. Nov. 5 is Bonfire Night in the U.K., and the country will celebrate with fireworks
It was early in the 1600s, in England, when Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators hatched a clandestine plot to blow up England's House of Lords (using gunpowder), assassinate the King, kill the Protestant aristocracy, and
To learn more about Guy Fawkes Day, go here. Anyway – with elections now over for the year, we congratulate all who ran for office in our covered towns; it's not everyone who feels the unique snap of becoming well-known
He's world famous thanks to his distinctive moustached face which has been adopted as a mask by anti capitalists but Guy Fawkes is best known for failing to blow up Westminster Palace. On November 5, 1605, Guy was foiled as he plotted to destroy the