Guy Fawkes
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| '''Guy Fawkes''' (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as '''Guido Fawkes''', the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the [[Low Countries]], was a member of a group of provincial [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|English Catholics]] who planned the failed [[Gunpowder Plot]] of 1605, a failed [[plot]] to [[kill]] the [[Protestant]] king of [[England]]. | '''Guy Fawkes''' (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as '''Guido Fawkes''', the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the [[Low Countries]], was a member of a group of provincial [[Catholic Church in England and Wales|English Catholics]] who planned the failed [[Gunpowder Plot]] of 1605, a failed [[plot]] to [[kill]] the [[Protestant]] king of [[England]]. | ||
| - | Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605. His effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by a [[firework]] display. | + | Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605. His effigy is traditionally burned on a [[bonfire]], commonly accompanied by a [[firework]] display. |
| - | Historian [[Lewis Call]] has observed that Fawkes is now "a major icon in modern political culture". He went on to write that the image of Fawkes's face became "a potentially powerful instrument for the articulation of postmodern anarchism" during the late 20th century, exemplified by the [[Guy Fawkes mask|mask]] worn by V in the comic book series ''[[V for Vendetta]]'', who fights against a fictional [[fascism|fascist]] English state. | + | Historian [[Lewis Call]] has observed that Fawkes is now "a major icon in modern political culture". He went on to write that the image of Fawkes's face became "a potentially powerful instrument for the articulation of [[postmodern anarchism]]" during the [[late 20th century]], exemplified by the [[Guy Fawkes mask|mask]] worn by [[V]] in the comic book series ''[[V for Vendetta]]'', who fights against a fictional [[fascism|fascist]] English state. |
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Guy Fawkes (13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606), also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish in the Low Countries, was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, a failed plot to kill the Protestant king of England.
Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in England since 5 November 1605. His effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by a firework display.
Historian Lewis Call has observed that Fawkes is now "a major icon in modern political culture". He went on to write that the image of Fawkes's face became "a potentially powerful instrument for the articulation of postmodern anarchism" during the late 20th century, exemplified by the mask worn by V in the comic book series V for Vendetta, who fights against a fictional fascist English state.
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