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Apr 13, 1570
Birth
Guy Fawkes is born in York -
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The plot
Fawkes became involved with a small group of English Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate the Protestant King James. They started discussing to blow up the Houses of Parliament -
The cellar
The group rented a cellar under the House of Lords. They hid 36 barrels of gunpowder under firewood -
The search
Guy Fawkes was betrayed and a search was ordered -
Arrested
Guy Fawkes was arrested in the cellar and imprisoned in the Tower of London -
Torture
Guy Fawkes was hung.His lifeless body was quartered and, as was the custom,his body parts were then distributed to "the four corners of the kingdom", to be displayed as a warning to other would-be traitors. -
Bonfire Night
Guy Fawkes Night is annually held on November 5. It is sometimes known as Bonfire Night and marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organized by Catholic conspirators to blow up the Houses of Parliament in London in 1605. Many people light bonfires and set off fireworks.
