Guy Fawkes

Who was Guy Fawkes, the conspirator most closely associated with the Gunpowder Plot of 1605? Find out more from our articles below…

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Guy Fawkes was a conspirator in the gunpowder plot to destroy the Houses of Parliament, c1606. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Guy Fawkes and the men behind the gunpowder plot. Guy Fawkes, best known of the conspirators, is third from the right. (Print Collector/Getty Images)

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