If Fawkes had been able to ignite the barrels of gunpowder, there would have been total destruction within a 40-yard radius, walls and roofs destroyed at 100 yards, and windows broken as far away ...

An iron lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes underneath the Houses of Parliament has gone on display at a museum. It is said to have been confiscated off Fawkes when he was ...

Guy Fawkes Day commemorates the failed gunpowder plot of 1605 when someone called, Guy Fawkes and a group of others attempted to blow up parliament and King James I in England but were caught ...

By renting a house near the Houses of Parliament, one of the plotters, Guy "Guido" Fawkes, managed to smuggle 36 barrels of gunpowder under the building - ready to blow it sky high.

Historian Ronald Hutton, professor of history and author of “The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain,” tells CNN Travel that Guy Fawkes Night’s endurance is in large part to ...

Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations. Also called Fireworks Night or ...

On November 5, Guy Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder beneath the Houses of Parliament - he was later sentenced with seven others to be hanged, drawn and quartered.

Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations.

Guy Fawkes was a key member of a group of conspirators who planned to ignite barrels of gunpowder stored in a cellar beneath the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. The plot was ...

Guy Fawkes was a key member of a group of conspirators who planned to ignite barrels of gunpowder stored in a cellar beneath the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament. The plot was ...