Guy Fawkes
was one of the members who planned the failed gunpwoder Plot of 1605, in which
a group of Catholics attempted to destroy the Houses of Parliament and kill
James I, the then King of England.
But who was
Guy Fawkes? Guy Fawkes was born in Stonegate, York on April 13th, 1570. His
father was called Edward and his mother was called Edith.
Why is he
famous for? Fawkes is famous because he tried to destroy the government
building, the Houses of Parliament in the hope of killing King James I, because
the government was treating Roman Catholics unfairly. These men which would kill
James I, were called plotters. One night these men put barrels with a lot of
gunpowder in the basement of the government building. But some of the plotters
were worried that some of their friends get caught in the explosion, so one man
wrote a letter to warn them not to be there that day. But Lord Monteagle
obtained the letter with the Warning and showed the letter to King James I.
After this Fawkes jumped immediately before his execution
from a scaffold where he was hanged and broke his neck.
This is the
story why the English people celebrating the Guy Fawkes day every year on the fifth
of November.
Regards,
Jakob
