He was executed because he tried to blow up the parliament with a group. The plan involved blowing up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November. This date was chosen because the king was due to open Parliament on that day. At first the group tried to tunnel under Parliament but found out that they can rent a cellar under the houses of lords. But Guy Fawkes was caught when he was going to explode the gunpowder. Guy Fawkes was found guilty of treason and executed along with Thomas Wintour, on 31st January, 1606. The two men were both hanged, drawn and quartered
I don't know exactly when Guy Fawkes planned to destroy Parliament, but I do know it was during the "Stuart Era".
guy fawkes got the gunpowder from a foren country and imported it into england.
The House of Parliament. And it was Guy Fawkes or Guido Fawkes who is remembered each bonfire night (5th November) by the burning of bonfires.
1604
Because they found Guy Fawkes under the Parliament in Westminster about to explode barrels of gunpowder in 1605. See: www.bonfire.net
He was executed because he tried to blow up the parliament with a group. The plan involved blowing up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November. This date was chosen because the king was due to open Parliament on that day. At first the group tried to tunnel under Parliament but found out that they can rent a cellar under the houses of lords. But Guy Fawkes was caught when he was going to explode the gunpowder. Guy Fawkes was found guilty of treason and executed along with Thomas Wintour, on 31st January, 1606. The two men were both hanged, drawn and quartered
guy Fawkes attempted to blow up parliament on 5th November
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I don't know exactly when Guy Fawkes planned to destroy Parliament, but I do know it was during the "Stuart Era".
guy fawkes got the gunpowder from a foren country and imported it into england.
The House of Parliament. And it was Guy Fawkes or Guido Fawkes who is remembered each bonfire night (5th November) by the burning of bonfires.
Guy Fawkes attempted to assassinate King James the first by placing barrels of gunpowder underneath parliament and detonating them whilst parliament was in session.
try to blow up the parliament
1604
one of the people involved in the plot told the authorities of his plan, he was then caught under the houses of parliament placing barrels of gunpowder
To celebrate the saving of parliament and king James I from the 'gunpowder plot'. On the 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes was caught guarding some barrels of gunpowder beneath the houses of parliament. Since then to celebrates fireworks have been sort off and an effigy of guy Fawkes had been burnt on a bonfire every 5th November