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Where did the surname Fawkes come from?
Fawkes was the regular family name of Guy Fawkes.
Who tried to blow up parliament in 1605?
Guy Fawkes (who also took on the name of GuidoFawkes).Fawkes was one of a group of conspirators who rented a cellar beneath the House of Lords and filled it with 2.5 tonnes of gunpowder. However, one of the conspirators, who feared for the life of fellow Catholics who would have been present at parliament during the opening, wrote a letter to Lord Monteagle. Monteagle, in turn, warned the authorities. Fawkes, who was supposed to have lit the fuse to explode the gunpowder, was arrested during a raid on the cellar early on the morning of 5 November 1605. Fawkes was tortured into revealing the names of his co-conspirators. Those who were not killed immediately were placed on trial, during which they were sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered in London. Climbing up to the hanging platform, Fawkes leapt off the ladder, breaking his neck and dying instantly.
Can you see pictures of Sir Randol Fawkes?
Pictures of Sir Randol can be found at the following website address: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sir_randol_fawkes/
Who was guido fowkes?
Guido Fowkes, or Fawkes, was one of the conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English parliament in 1603. He was caught as he was going to light the fuse to 36 barrels of gunpowder, and was tortured to try to make him reveal the names of the other conspirators. We celebrate the survival of parliament on 5th of November each year by means of fireworks and a bonfire on which we burn 'the guy' - Guy Fawkes.
Was Guy Fawks burned to death?
Guy Fawkes was condemned to death by being drawn, hanged, and quartered. However he leapt from the gallows before he could be brought down from being hanged, thus breaking his neck.
