Guy Fawkes executed for ‘Gunpowder Plot’ 420 years ago today (Jan 31 1606)


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(Friday, January 31, 1606, morning local time)Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed today.

He was 35 years old.