Guy Fawkes Trial Begins: Gunpowder Plot Unravels
Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators stood trial in Westminster Hall for attempting to blow up Parliament and assassinate King James I in the failed Gunpowder Plot. All were found guilty and sentenced to the gruesome punishment of being hanged, drawn, and quartered. The plot's failure cemented Protestant supremacy in England and is still commemorated every November 5th with bonfires and fireworks across Britain.
January 27, 1606
420 years ago
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