The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

Caricatured image of Guy Fawkes holding a bomb, with slogan below. Guy Fawkes (1570-1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who were responsible for ...

On 5 November every year, the effigy of Guy Fawkes is still burned on bonfires across England in recognition of his part in the failed 'Gunpowder Plot' of 1605. Fawkes didn't devise or lead the ...

Getty Images This engraving depicts the 1886 Lewes Bonfire - and some elements look very familiar To some extent, the answer lies in history stemming back even further than Guy Fawkes's failed bid ...

Guy Fawkes, another of the conspirators, was caught red-handed, among rather a lot of barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes was arrested and sent to the Tower, where he was interrogated. But he didn't talk ...

Bridgwater Carnival, attended by about 150,000 people, kicks-off Somerset's Guy Fawkes carnival circuit Our round-up of the county's best photos this week includes autumn settling in, a fire ...