GUY FAWKES
1570 - 1606

Guy Fawkes was a British military man and conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot which was designed to blow up Westminster Palace.

More specifically, Guy Fawkes and his buddies planned on blowing up King James I and the Parliament in 1605 because James was so very much anti-Catholic.

However, the plot didn't work because on the night of November 4 / 5, 1605, royal intelligence discovered the entire thing along with 36 barrels of gunpowder that were nicely draped under the Palace of Westminster where Parliament was due to meet.

Once apprehended, Mr Guy Fawkes sang like a bird due to inflicted persuasion. So much so, in fact, that he signed two confessions.

Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators were executed January 30 and 31, 1606.

The British, always ready to raise a good pint, remember this event with their annual fireworks and bonfires on November 5 - Guy Fawkes Day.

The result of the Gunpowder Plot back in the days: England turned even more anti-Catholic.

V for Vendetta was a 2005 movie with Clive Ashborn as Guy Fawkes.