Guy Fawkes 1570-1606
Guy Fawkes was a British military man and a conspirator in the Gunpowder Plot which was designed to blow up Westminster Palace.
Why Westminster Palace?
More specifically, Guy Fawkes and his buddies planned on blowing up King James I and the Parliament in 1605 because James was ultra anti-Catholic.
However, the plot didn't work because on the night of November 4 / 5, 1605, royal intelligence discovered the entire thing along with 36 barrels of gunpowder that were nicely draped under the Palace of Westminster where Parliament was due to meet.
Once apprehended, and due to inflicted persuasion, Mr. Fawkes sang like a bird. So much so, in fact, that he signed two confessions.
Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators were executed January 30 and 31, 1606, and England turned even more anti-Catholic.
He sounded more like a bully if he sang like a bird.
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