Fawkes

November fifth's Guy

Fawkes is best known as the surname of Guy Fawkes, the English conspirator in the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 to blow up Parliament.

His name lives on in Guy Fawkes Night (November 5th), when the British burn effigies called "guys"—which eventually gave us the word guy for any man.

The stylized Guy Fawkes mask, popularized by the graphic novel and film *V for Vendetta*, has become a symbol of protest and anonymous resistance movements worldwide.

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Guy

Traditional English masculine name

conspiratorOne planning in secret
gunpowderCombustible propellant mixture
plotStoryline or land parcel

1605 · November · treason · Catholic · Protestant · James · England · execution · barrels · cellar

rebellion

uprising

Organized resistance to power

insurrectionViolent uprising against authority
revoltOrganized resistance to power
resistanceCapacity to withstand force

conspiracy · overthrow · subversion · dissent · protest · defiance · revolutionary · Anonymous · mask · symbol

phoenix

rebirth

Spiritual or physical regeneration

immortalityExemption from death
resurrectionRevival from death
regenerationBiological self-repair process

renewal · transformation · ashes · flames · plumage · scarlet · gold · Hogwarts · healing · tears

effigy

bonfire

Large outdoor fire

fireworksExplosive light displays
burningCombustion in progress
GuyTraditional English masculine name

dummy · November · fifth · celebration · tradition · pyre · stuffed · flames · torch · pennies

Fawkes

Guy

uprising

rebirth

bonfire

Fawkes

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