| Fawkes (fôks), Guy 1570-1606. English conspirator executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to kill James I and blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605, to avenge the persecution of Roman Catholics in England. |
Fawkes [fɔːks]
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(Biographies / Fawkes, Guy (1570-1606) M, English, POLITICS: conspirator) Guy. 1570-1606, English conspirator, executed for his part in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament (1605). Effigies of him (guys) are burnt in Britain on Guy Fawkes Day (Nov. 5)
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| Noun | 1. |  Fawkes - English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) |
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