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Guy Fawkes

(1570-1606), Gunpowder plot conspirator

Sitter in 7 portraits
Guy Fawkes was a member of a group of Roman Catholic revolutionaries who planned to carry out the Gunpowder plot. Their aim was to kill the king and most of the Protestant aristocracy by blowing up the Houses of Parliament during the state opening on 5 November 1605. Fawkes was by profession a soldier, who had fought for the armies of Catholic Spain in the Netherlands. He was recruited by Robert Catesby, the lead figure in devising the plan, because of his military experience. The plot was foiled shortly before its intended completion, as Fawkes was captured while guarding the gunpowder. On discovery, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London, tried for treason and executed.

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The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, by Crispijn de Passe the Elder - NPG 334aThe Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605
by Crispijn de Passe the Elder
NPG 334a
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, by Heinrich Ulrich - NPG D28146The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators
by Heinrich Ulrich
NPG D28146
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, by Unknown artist - NPG D2334The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605
by Unknown artist
NPG D2334
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, by Unknown engraver - NPG D19881The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605
by Unknown engraver
NPG D19881
'The Execution of the Conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot' (Guy Fawkes), by Claes Jansz Visscher - NPG D20306'The Execution of the Conspirators in the Gunpowder Plot' (Guy Fawkes)
by Claes Jansz Visscher
NPG D20306
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, after Heinrich Ulrich - NPG D28145The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators
after Heinrich Ulrich
NPG D28145
The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605, after Crispijn de Passe the Elder - NPG D42676The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators, 1605
after Crispijn de Passe the Elder
NPG D42676

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