At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason.
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Early in the morning, King James I of England learns that a plot to explode the Parliament building has been foiled, hours before he was scheduled to sit with the rest of the British government in a general parliamentary session.
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At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason.
On the eve of a general parliamentary session scheduled for November 5, 1605, Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace, found Guy Fawkes lurking in a cellar of the Parliament building. Fawkes was detained and the premises thoroughly searched. Nearly two tons of gunpowder were found hidden within the cellar. In his interrogation, Fawkes revealed that he was a participant in an English Catholic conspiracy organized by Robert Catesby to annihilate England’s entire Protestant government, including King James I. The king was to have attended Parliament on November 5.
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Remember, remember, the fifth of November, the gunpowder treason and plot…” But what was the plot? Who committed the treason? And where did they get the gunpowder?
It’s a very famous story, Guy Fawkes and his band of Catholics planting barrels of gunpowder under the houses of Parliament in an effort to blow up the building and assassinate the king.
…but did you know that the manufacture of gunpowder was a state monopoly in 1605? And that, in all the investigations following the exposure of the plot, no one ever ascertained how the conspirators had managed to obtain 36 barrels of gun powder?
At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason.
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At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason.
Continue reading “THIS DAY IN HISTORY – The death of Guy Fawkes – 1606”
At Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumps to his death moments before his execution for treason.
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Activists marched from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square wearing Guy Fawkes masksTen people have been arrested as thousands of anti-capitalist activists marched through central London to protest against political oppression.
Protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks marched from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square as part of the Million Masks March, organised by activist group Anonymous.
Three people were held on suspicion of assaulting police officers.
Anonymous said the protest was against austerity and infringement of rights.
‘Refused to engage’
Also among those arrested were three people held on suspicion of public order crimes, one man in his 20s for attempted grievous bodily harm (GBH), another for an alleged firework offence, and two on suspicion of obstruction of the highway, the Metropolitan Police said.
Anti-capitalist protesters wearing Guy Fawkes masks remove police barriers in Parliament Square
Anonymous said the protest was against austerity and infringement of rightsCh Supt Pippa Mills said: “Police officers this evening worked under challenging conditions. Despite numerous attempts, the organisers refused to engage with us ahead of the evening’s events.
“Our policing operation and work with our partners ensured that on the whole, the event passed off without major incident.”
Protesters chanting “one solution, revolution” also made their way to Buckingham Palace with some kicking over security railings.
Several people threw missiles, including plastic cones and road signs at the police and several fireworks were let off by people at the base of Nelson’s column.
Among the demonstrators comedian and actor Russell Brand was spotted outside the Houses of Parliament.
Million Mask March activists took to the streets of London wearing Guy Fawkes masks
Steve Foster, 36, who travelled from Liverpool for the event, said: “The inquiry into institutional paedophilia is probably the main reason [why I am here].
“I want to see a real inquiry and I want to see prosecutions and people jailed in the establishment, where we all know it is rife.”
Among the crowd in Westminster was a 66-year-old woman, who gave her name as Maggie, from Plymouth.
She said: “I have come along basically to say to the government, ‘enough is enough’. They are bringing in so many austerity cuts, the welfare reform hasn’t been thought out properly, yet Iain Duncan Smith seems to think it is working.
“I hope that people strive for humanity, to be a bit kinder to one another, and not to believe all the lies.”
The BBC’s New Broadcasting House was also “locked down” and riot police attended after protesters started demonstrating outside.
The protest in London was part of a world-wide event, with demonstrations taking place in countries including Cambodia, Chile, Canada, America and Mexico.
