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Guy Fawkes
an English Roman Catholic who was killed as punishment for his part in a secret plan, known as the Gunpowder Plot, to destroy the Houses of Parliament by causing an explosion on November 5th, 1605. Guy Fawkes' Night is celebrated every year on November 5th in the UK (1570-1606). born 1570, York, Eng. died Jan. 31, 1606, London British conspirator. A convert to Roman Catholicism and a religious zealot, Fawkes joined the Spanish army in the Netherlands in 1593 and became noted for his military skill. In 1604 he returned to England and joined a group of Catholic zealots intent on blowing up the Parliament building. When details of this Gunpowder Plot were discovered Fawkes had planted and camouflaged at least 20 barrels of gunpowder in a cellar under the Parliament building Fawkes was arrested on Nov. 4, 1605. After being tortured to reveal the names of his accomplices, he was tried and executed opposite the Parliament building. England celebrates Guy Fawkes Day on November 5 with fireworks, masked children begging "a penny for the guy," and the burning of Fawkes in effigy
{i} (1570-1606) English gunpowder plot conspirator who was executed for being part of the Gunpowder Plot (plot to to blow up the English Parliament and King James I of England on November 5th 1605)
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