Fawkes was responsible for lighting the fuse to the barrels of gunpowder, which they hid under the Houses of Parliament. Spoiler alert - The plot was unsuccessful and Guy was caught and punished ...

Public domain via Wikimedia Commons As Guy Fawkes walked to the gallows on January ... in the morning hours of November 5. He had 36 barrels of gunpowder beside him. When asked what he was doing ...

The plot failed, which was particularly unfortunate for Fawkes. He was the one guy in the plot unlucky enough to be discovered late on November 5 with dozens of barrels of gunpowder hidden under wood.

“I don’t need the bonfire rhyme, my family’s stories go back through time…” Guy Fawkes and the other plotters smuggled 36 barrels of gunpowder into a room under the Houses of Parliamen ...

What is Guy Fawkes Night? For many Kiwis ... through freezing streets of the historic Sussex town, many hauling barrels of burning tar en route to the fireworks display. In Aotearoa, there ...

Participants also carry burning barrels and 17 burning crosses ... half a century before Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Mick Symes, captain of ranks for Lewes Borough ...

but its origin is widely believed to come from Guy Fawkes, the mastermind behind the failed Gunpowder Plot. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Does the word "guy" come from the historical figure Guy Fawkes?

Police are investigating after a flammable liquid was hurled at the Palace of Westminster on Guy Fawkes ... his Government. Fawkes was responsible for lighting the fuse to the barrels of gunpowder ...