Guy (Guido) Fawkes was part of the Gunpowder plot in 1605. He wanted to blow up King James I and his government.

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This was because of religion. England was a Protestant country and the plotters were Catholic. They wanted England to be Catholic again, which they thought they could do if they killed King James I and his ministers.

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So, Fawkes and his group put 36 barrels of gunpowder in cellars underneath the Houses of Parliament in London, ready to set off a massive explosion

However, one member of Fawkes' group sent a letter to his friend who worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on 5 November.

The King's supporters got hold of the letter and the plot was rumbled!

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