On this day, January 31, in 1606, at Westminster in London, Guy Fawkes, a chief conspirator in the plot to blow up the British Parliament building, jumped to his death moments before his execution for ...

Guy Fawkes-inspired mask is protest symbol even 400 years after his death. — -- Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Even 400 years after his death, British folk hero Guy Fawkes has helped ...

The potent symbiosis-and ultimate disentangling-of religion and politics in the modern era is explored in this study of a very British holiday. Historian Sharpe gives a sprightly recap of the 1605 ...

I’m still collecting your questions, as I noted in my blog post Wednesday on “Why does the Orlando Sentinel hate Donald Trump and other questions you have.” I didn’t expect, however, that one of my ...

Bonfires, fireworks and a plot to kill a king; Those are the makings of a British holiday. Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated on Nov. 5 in the U.K. Its history dates back to 1605 and a foiled ...

On Jan. 31, in 1606,Guy Fawkes jumps to his death moments before his execution for his role in the “Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the British Parliament building and King James I. The conspirators, whose ...