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Guy Fawkes was born a Catholic in England during a time of religious persecution of Catholics. As laws against Catholics increased, Fawkes became angry at their treatment. He left England for Spain and joined the Spanish army to fight for Catholicism. When King James I, a Protestant, took the throne in 1603, Fawkes joined a plot led by Robert Catesby to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the King. Their goal was to end the persecution of Catholics and put Elizabeth, the King's daughter, on the throne to make England Catholic again. Fawkes was tasked with setting off the gunpowder they stored in the Houses of Parliament, but they were betrayed and Faw
Guy Fawkes was born a Catholic in England during a time of religious persecution of Catholics. As laws against Catholics increased, Fawkes became angry at their treatment. He left England for Spain and joined the Spanish army to fight for Catholicism. When King James I, a Protestant, took the throne in 1603, Fawkes joined a plot led by Robert Catesby to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the King. Their goal was to end the persecution of Catholics and put Elizabeth, the King's daughter, on the throne to make England Catholic again. Fawkes was tasked with setting off the gunpowder they stored in the Houses of Parliament, but they were betrayed and Faw
Guy Fawkes was born a Catholic in England during a time of religious persecution of Catholics. As laws against Catholics increased, Fawkes became angry at their treatment. He left England for Spain and joined the Spanish army to fight for Catholicism. When King James I, a Protestant, took the throne in 1603, Fawkes joined a plot led by Robert Catesby to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the King. Their goal was to end the persecution of Catholics and put Elizabeth, the King's daughter, on the throne to make England Catholic again. Fawkes was tasked with setting off the gunpowder they stored in the Houses of Parliament, but they were betrayed and Faw
York in 1570. At school his teacher and his friends were all Catholic. At that time, Catholics had practise their religion in secret. If a Catholic priest was caught holding a religious service the punishment was death.
As Guy grew older, he
became angry about the way Catholics were treated. In the 1590s he left England for Spain. Spain was a Catholic country. While he was in Spain Guy Fawkes became a soldier fighting for the Spanish.
In 1603, Queen Elizabeth
I died. King James IV of Scotland became King James I of England. King James was a Protestant and passed more laws against Catholics.
Guy Fawkes wanted to stop the
punishment of Catholics in England. While he was in Spain he met a Catholic called Thomas Winter. Thomas had a plan: to blow up King James and the Houses of Parliament. It was a very dangerous plan, but Guy Fawkes wanted to be involved in it.
Guy returned to England to be involved in the
gunpowder plot. He had to be very careful and all meetings were held in secret. On 20th May 1604, Guy met the rest of the plotters in the Duck and Drake Inn in London. The leader of the gang was called Robert Catesby and Thomas Winter was also there.
The gang planned to put King James
daughter, Princess Elizabeth, on the throne. Although she was only nine years old she was going to marry a Catholic prince from Spain. With her on the throne England would be a Catholic country again! The plotters decided that Guy should stay in London. He took a false name and found a small house to rent next to the Houses of Parliament.
The Houses of Parliament were just a few
small buildings in 1605. Guys house was perfect for the plan as it had a cellar that led beneath the Parliament buildings. By the autumn of 1605, thirteen people were involved in the plot but Guy was the one who lived in the house and it was his job to look after the gunpowder. When the time was right, Guy was the one who was going to light the fuse to make the gunpowder explode.
Parliament was due to open at the end of
October, 1605. Everything was in place but, unfortunately, the plotters did not realise that news of the plot had leaked out. On October 26th 1605 a letter was sent to a Catholic called Lord Monteagle. It warned him not to attend the opening of Parliament. The Lord decided the letter had to be brought to the Kings attention. The King ordered that the buildings next to Parliament be searched. Guy was found in the cellar with the barrels of
Guy Fawkes was taken to the
Tower of London, where he was tortured and questioned about the other plotters. At first he didnt tell the soldiers anything but, eventually, he started to tell the truth. Robert Catesby and the other men were found in Holbeach House in Worcester. Four of the plotters, including Robert Catesby, were shot dead. The others were sentenced to a traitors death and were
Although he died a horrible
death, Guy Fawkes died believing in everything he had done and his story has not been forgotten.
Each year, at the Opening of
Parliament, the Yeoman of the Guard search the cellars of the Houses of Parliament in memory of the Gunpowder Plot.