Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up Englands King James I 15661625 and the Parliament on November 5 1605 The plot was organized by Robert Catesby c15721605 in an effort to end the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government Catesby and others hoped to replace the countrys Protestant government with Catholic leadership Around midnight on November 4 1605 one of the conspirators Guy Fawkes 15701606 was discovered in the cellar of the Parliament building with barrels of gunpowder Fawkes and other men involved in the plot were tried and executed for treason Every November 5 the British celebrate Guy Fawkes Day by burning Fawkes in effigy