Guy Fawkes and the
gun powder plot.
Who is Guy Fawkes?
Guy Fawkes was a catholic who is known
for his failed gunpowder plot. Wikipedia
say that he was burned and Yahoo say he
was hanged drawn and quartered. He tried
to blow up the Houses of Parliament
because he wasn’t happy with the
Government and wanted it to be a Catholic
Country, like it was before King Henry VIII.
King Henry changed England`s religion to
Church of England so he could re-marry.
Guy Fawkes Childhood and
Education
Guy was the 2nd of 4 children he was the only boy.
His sisters Elizabeth, Anne another Anne who
unfortunately died. His father and his mother
(Edward and Edith) were in contact with the Church
of England a lot. Guy was protestant until his Dad
died, he was only 8 years old at the time.
His Mom re-married a Catholic man a few years
later. He became a Catholic at around the age of
16.
Education
Guy Fawkes went to school in ST Peters boarding
school in York which is still attended to today and
is the 3rd oldest school in the United Kingdom!
Guy Fawkes Adulthood
• In 1592 he married Maria Pulleyn
• Guido (the name given to him by the
Spanish) fought for the Spanish in
1595 to 1598.
• The Spanish Catholics were fighting
against the Dutch.
• He travelled to Spain to attempt to
have the Catholic King invade
England.
1603
• James I becomes King of England.
• Fines Catholics for not attending
Church of England services and he
puts Catholic priests to death.
• Guido (Guy) becomes dissatisfied.
1604
• Robert Catesby –the
gang leader hatches a plan to
blow up Parliament
on the day it opens.
Guy Fawkes
• The plotters recruit Guido Fawkes,
an explosives expert
The Gang - Catesby and Co
• All the plotters were Catholic.
• The plot was a response to the
oppression they felt.
• Two of Guido’s classmates,
John and Christopher Winter
were part of the gang.
The plot is hindered
• They rent a house near to Houses of
Parliament and start tunnelling.
• Water leaks in from the River
Thames.
• The walls of the House of Lords
could not be penetrated.
A change of fortune
• The state Opening of Parliament
is postponed until the 5th of
November 1605.
• A cellar room becomes
available for rent.
The plan takes shape
• 36 barrels of
gunpowder are
moved to the
cellar and
hidden behind
firewood.
• Guy Fawkes is
left in charge of
guarding it.
Who sent the warning?
• Lord Monteagle, a
member of parliament –
receives a letter from
Tresham his cousin and
member of the gang
warning him to not attend
the State Opening of
Parliament.
• Monteagle shows letter to
Robert Cecil who, in turn,
shows it to the King.
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November 1605
• The King orders search of the
cellars.
• ‘John Johnson’ found with
pile of wood.
• 2nd search - gunpowder is
found.
• Johnson is arrested and
taken to the Tower.
Torture in the Tower
• Johnson
confesses to
being Guy
Fawkes.
• After four days
of torture he
confesses to the
Plot.
The other plotters
• Meanwhile, the other plotters had been
hiding in a house in the Midlands.
• Soldiers surround the house.
• Catesby, Percy and Winter brothers are
shot dead.
• The remaining plotters are taken to the
Tower.
• Tried, and found guilty of High Treason.
January 1606
• The plotters are hanged, drawn and
quartered for their crimes.
Guy Fawkes Night
• Guy Fawkes night is the 5th of November.
• It is that particular date because that was
the day the gang were found.
• It is also called Guy Fawkes Day, Plot
Night and Bonfire Night.
• It is mainly celebrated in the UK.
• It is also celebrated in other English
colonies across the world.
• The English celebrate Guy Fawkes night
because of his death.
Traditions about Guy Fawkes
• At the end of October kids collect wood
which would be lit on the Anniversary.
• They also make a life size puppet of Guy
put him in a buggy and beg for money, it is
known as “A penny for the Guy”.
• The money the kids get is spent on
fireworks and food for the celebration.
• The life size puppet would be burned on
the fire.
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