Guy Fawkes

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Guy Fawkes born?April 13, 1570
2. Where was Guy Fawkes born?York, England
3. What is Guy Fawkes known for?His central role in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605
4. What is the military service?Fought for Catholic Spain in the Eighty Years' War
5. What is the explosives stored?36 barrels of gunpowder
6. Who was Guy Fawkes?Guy Fawkes was a man from York who tried to blow up the House of Lords in 1605.

Gunpowder Plot: A conspiracy by English Catholics to assassinate King James I and destroy Parliament in 1605.
Recusant Catholic: A Roman Catholic who refused to attend Church of England services.
Eighty Years' War: A revolt of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries against the Spanish Habsburg rulers, 1568–1648.
State Opening of Parliament: The formal ceremony that marks the beginning of a parliamentary session, attended by the monarch.