Little-known fact — well, it’s probably a fact: “Guy” meaning “fellow” (these days, sometimes even including gals), stems from Guy Fawkes, of English Gunpowder Plot (Nov. 5, 1605) fame ...

All around the world, protesters wear Guy Fawkes masks to conceal their identity in service of a cause. By Sara Barrett Ms. Barrett is a photo editor in the Opinion section. Lately it seems like ...

It's Guy Fawkes Day! On this day, the UK celebrates the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605 by lighting fireworks and, in a morbid twist, burning an effigy of poor Guy. It's easy to ...

IT’S easy to remember when Bonfire Night takes place thanks to one catchy rhyme. But what are the lyrics to Remember, Remember The Fifth of November and what is the meaning behind this old-ag… ...

Guy Fawkes can be a confusing figure for Americans. Perhaps best known on this side of the pond since V for Vendetta and Anonymous co-opted his mask, in England he's a notorious traitor who was ...

Left Guy, one of two silhouetted figures on the Silhouette Lounge sign, has gone missing. The bar is offering a reward for its safe return.

Guy Fawkes was sentenced to death for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to kill James I of England, members of the royal family and government officials.

An interactive article looking at why we light Guy Fawkes effigies on bonfires on November 5th. Plus how Gunpowder Treason Day became fireworks night over 400 years.

The Buccaneers Episode 5 “Failed Betrayal” takes Nan St. George (Kristine Froseth) and her friends back to Britain, where it’s time to celebrate Guy Fawkes Day. The holiday — which takes ...

TODAY, we use the word "guy" as a casual pronoun, but its origin is widely believed to come from Guy Fawkes, the mastermind behind the failed Gunpowder Plot. Credit: Wikimedia Commons ...

An Allston icon has mysteriously disappeared, and the popular watering hole Silhouette Lounge believes a sign bandit is to blame. Affectionately known by the bar staff as “Left Guy,” one of ...

Guy Fawkes, who was born in York, was recently included in a list of the 50 greatest people from Yorkshire, compiled for a book by Sir Bernard Ingham, Margaret Thatcher's former press secretary. A ...