so why is he still singled out as one of British history's greatest villains more than 400 years after his death? Picture: Print showing the Execution of Guy Fawkes, 1606 (engraving) by German School.

Like badly. Guy Fawkes didn’t get burnt on a bonfire. The king sentenced him to death for committing treason. The plotters were found and killed in horrible ways… Catesby who masterminded the ...