so why is he still singled out as one of British history's greatest villains more than 400 years after his death? Picture: Print showing the Execution of Guy Fawkes, 1606 (engraving) by German School.

Guy Fawkes.He lived a long time ago…I heard his story from my mum,who got it from her mum,who got it from her dad…who got if from,er, you get the idea… All the way back in history ...

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 ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons As Guy Fawkes walked to the gallows on January 31, 1606, doomed to execution for his part in an unsuccessful attempt to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament ...

It says, "Guy Fawkes, the son of Edward Fawkes ... So like father, like son, there's a history of being a Catholic agitator. Yeah. Catesby's father William Catesby, as far as we know, did not ...

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 ...

Humorous trio The Penny Dreadfuls take a break from all things Victorian this Bonfire Night to examine the life of Guy Fawkes, his failed attempt to blow up Parliament and his subsequent interrogation ...

marking an annual nod to one of the most significant events in our history. Over 400 years ago, on 5 November 1605, Guy Fawkes was arrested while guarding explosives that he and his fellow ...

Here it is. These are the gunpowder plotters, the infamous Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators who, on the 5th of November 1605, tried to blow up a packed parliament in the name of their ...

History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes ... Anons are able to opt out of that dystopia by wearing a metaphorical Guy Fawkes mask and remaining anonymous. They cut off their real-life ...

The execution of Guy Fawkes is perhaps one of the most famous in English history. With wood block carvings of his torture and eventual execution showing in detail the effects of being hung ...

It was 1580 in the shadow of York Minster when Guido Fawkes was born. That spot - opposite the street of St Michael Le Belfrey where Fawkes was baptised - is now the Guy Fawkes Inn. The historical ...