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 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 ...

Guy Fawkes has gone down in history as being part of a treasonous plot to overthrow the king in 1605. But his memory has found modern resonance for a global audience thanks to a graphic novel and film ...

1. Guy Fawkes was not the ringleader of the plot to blow up the House of Lords – he was just one of a group of 13 men. The leader was Robert Catesby.

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 story of Bonfire Night – aka Guy Fawkes Night – is well known in the UK. The plan – or Gunpowder Plot – was to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on ...

Guy Fawkes was waiting for King James I to arrive on 5th November to blow him up – but he was arrested… before he got the chance. Guards: We are arresting you in the name of King James.

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 ...

Pretty much everyone in the UK knows about Guy Fawkes, the conspirator who almost managed to blow up the Houses of Parliament back in the 17th Century. But, 418 years later, how much do you know ...

A lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes on the night he was arrested is on display at a museum. It can be seen at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford more than 400 years after the ...

Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, explosion experts have said. His 2,500 kg of gunpowder could have caused chaos and devastation over a 490-metre ...

Guy Fawkes, sometimes known as Guido Fawkes, was one of several men arrested for attempting to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605.