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Guy Fawkes was a Catholic nobleman and part of a plot to throw out the protestant king (James I) and reinstate a Catholic monarchy. He was arrested with a heap of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament and of course found guilty of treason. Kind of obvious given the circumstances.

As a child I remember celebrating Guy Fawkes night (Nov. 5th, Bonfire night) with a bonfire and lots of cool fireworks. We sang ''Remember, remember, the 5th of November; Gunpowder, treason and plot!''