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Jan 31, 1606:
The death of Guy Fawkes
At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the
plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his
death moments before his execution for treason.
On the eve of a general parliamentary session scheduled for
November 5, 1605, Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace,
found Guy Fawkes lurking in a cellar of the Parliament building.
Fawkes was detained and the premises thoroughly searched. Nearly
two tons of gunpowder were found hidden within the cellar. In his
interrogation, Fawkes revealed that he was a participant in an
English Catholic conspiracy organized by Robert Catesby to
annihilate England's entire Protestant government, including King
James I. The king was to have attended Parliament on November 5.
Over the next few months, English authorities killed or captured
all of the conspirators in the "Gunpowder Plot" but also
arrested, tortured, or killed dozens of innocent English
Catholics. After a brief trial, Guy Fawkes was sentenced, along
with the other surviving chief conspirators, to be hanged, drawn,
and quartered in London. On January 30, 1606, the gruesome public
executions began in London, and on January 31 Fawkes was called
to meet his fate. While climbing to the hanging platform,
however, he jumped from the ladder and broke his neck, dying
instantly.
In remembrance of the Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes Day is
celebrated across Great Britain every year on the fifth of
November. As dusk falls in the evening, villagers and city
dwellers across Britain light bonfires, set off fireworks, and
burn an effigy of Guy Fawkes, celebrating his failure to blow up
Parliament and James I.
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