23 Craziest Things About Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was a complex man who left behind a complex legacy. Of course, to many people, he is nothing more than a mask. Who, then, was the...
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Published 3 years ago in Wow
Guy Fawkes was a complex man who left behind a complex legacy. Of course, to many people, he is nothing more than a mask. Who, then, was the REAL Guy Fawkes? If you want to know more about the man behind the mask, check out these crazy facts!
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Guy Fawkes liked to be addressed as 'Guido'. -u/IronicMetamodernism
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In Harry Potter, Dumbledore's phoenix is named after Guy Fawkes. -deleted user
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John Hurt who played the evil dictator in V for Vendetta also dressed up as Guy Fawkes in The Oxford Murders. -u/dustygozangas
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In 2012, Bahrain banned imports of Guy Fawkes masks. -u/rufusjonz
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Guy Fawkes was raised Anglican until he was Eight Years Old. -u/vidur
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For over 400 years the 5th of November has been Guy Fawkes day. It used to be celebrated as the failed attempt of an English traitor to kill the King, but recently has become a day of celebrating global dissent against tyrannical governments. It's quite the change in its outlook. -u/PrometheusAscending
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Bon Fire Night in Canada is celebrating the burning of Guy Fawkes body after a thwarted assassination attempt. -u/zidanee
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When Guy Fawkes was arrested, When asked by one of the lords what he was doing in possession of so much gunpowder, Fawkes answered that his intention was "to blow you Scotch beggars back to your native mountains." -deleted user
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Guy Fawkes used the pseudonym John Johnson during the gunpowder plot. -u/spinynorman1846
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Guy Fawkes is sometimes toasted as "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions", and whose body parts were distributed to “the four corners of the kingdom.” -u/mubukugrappa
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Guy Fawkes was knowledgeable with explosives because he worked in the military, where he packed gunpowder, so it is not a coincidence that he and his conspirators went for an overkill using 25 times more gunpowder than what's needed to bring the House of Lords down. -deleted user
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Over 100,000 Guy Fawkes masks (from V for Vendetta, worn by Anonymous) are sold each year. Sales of other masks typically are 5,000 per year. -u/thebrightsideoflife
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Guy Fawkes was hung, gutted and tortured for his plans. He was caught red-handed after an anonymous tip off leading to his torture, which revealed co-conspirators. This was followed up by execution and his body parts were paraded around London. -u/According_Cow_5089 https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/search/?q=guy%20fawkes&restrict_sr=1&sr_nsfw=&include_over_18=1
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Guy Fawkes, the inspiration for Anonymous masks, was arrested because of an anonymous letter. -u/RhettS
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A man who was hanged for his part in the Guy Fawkes Gunpowder Plot had his skin removed and it was used to bind a book that listed his offenses. -u/onerandomday
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Guy Fawkes was from Yorkshire not Spain. -u/Erik_The_Elder
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Robert Catesby was the leader of the Gunpowder Plot, even though the day is named after Guy Fawkes. -u/owlbeyourfriend
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Pope Night was an anti-Catholic holiday that was celebrated annually on November 5 in the colonial US. Effigies of the Pope were burned. It evolved from the Guy Fawkes night. Gang violence became part of it in the 1740s, where people fought for the honor of burning the Pope effigy. -u/Tokyono
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At the UK State Opening of Parliament, Yeomen of the Guards (royal bodyguards) still check underneath the House of Lords for traces of Gunpowder. It is a tradition that dates back to Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Once they get the all clear they have a ceremonial glass of whiskey. -u/jd_lazer
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Guy Fawkes did not plot for anarchy. He was planning the fall of parliament to reinstate the Roman Catholic Monarchy. -u/camblam
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Guy Fawkes is the reason guys are called "guys." -u/Delta_33
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Guy Fawkes managed to jump from the execution scaffold and break his neck, so he could die instantly rather than face more agony from further torture. -u/peepeeandpoopooman
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The Guy Fawkes mask used by a number of activist groups (including anti-capitalist groups) is copyrighted and owned by Time Warner. Everytime a mask is purchased, Time Warner get paid. -u/jbuk02
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