It has been 408 years since Guy Fawkes, an English conspirator against the crown, was arrested and executed ... the people of England began to align being Protestant with being a patriot.

Being a practicing Catholic was ... “Discovery of Gunpowder Plot and the Taking of Guy Fawkes,” by Henry Perronet Briggs depicts the arrest. All men taking administrative office, from members ...

It has been more than 400 years since Guy Fawkes was arrested for trying to blow up ... with hefty fines for being absent. Worse, in 1581 being a Catholic was made a treasonable offence.

But 18 months of careful planning was foiled with just hours to go, when he was arrested ... Guy Fawkes legend has become ever-more entrenched, and by the 19th Century it was his effigy that was ...

THE FIFTH of November is known across the world as Guy Fawkes Night. The primarily English holiday commemorates the historical moment a member of the Gunpowder Plot was arrested for guarding ...

Pretty much everyone in the UK knows about Guy ... Fawkes initially refused to reveal any details about the plot – and even claimed his name was “John Johnson” – but he was still arrested ...

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 ...

It is believed Guy Fawkes planned to use the lantern's candle to light the fuse as part of his gunpowder plot A lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes on the night he was arrested is ...

After their infamous plot to destroy parliament was foiled, Guy ... Fawkes brought his agony to a premature end by leaping from the gallows. Accounts from the time tell us: His body being weak ...