Guy Fawkes can be a confusing figure for Americans. Perhaps best known on this side of the pond since V for Vendetta and Anonymous co-opted his mask, in England he's a notorious traitor who was ...

On Jan. 31, in 1606,Guy Fawkes jumps to his death moments before his execution for his role in the “Gunpowder Plot” to blow up the British Parliament building and King James I. The conspirators, whose ...

Guy Fawkes-inspired mask is protest symbol even 400 years after his death. — -- Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Even 400 years after his death, British folk hero Guy Fawkes has helped ...

Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, the audio editors are Alex Elkins and Amy Haddow and the producers are Fiona Turnock and Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is ...

Every year on November 5, skies across England, Scotland and Wales are illuminated by fireworks as Brits head out into the night to enjoy Guy Fawkes Night celebrations. Also called Fireworks Night or ...

As the hacking group Anonymous vows to “destroy” Facebook because of its privacy policy on Nov. 5, observed as Guy Fawkes Day in Britain, TIME looks back at the historical man and the legacy he left ...

Most Americans have only a sketchy concept (if any) of the British holiday Guy Fawkes Night, celebrated every Nov. 5. There are fireworks (or maybe just fires?), and kids run in the streets hitting up ...

All over the U.K. tonight, people are celebrating Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night. Typically, hoards of Londoners take to the street to celebrate, though officials hope a lockdown due to ...