8-1GuyFawkes

. Alex D Guy Fawkes Guy Fawkes was a soldier for England and a Catholic. According to __Herber, David. "Guy Fawkes a Biography." Web.8 Apr 2009. http://www.britannia.com/history/g-fawkes.html__, his family was well-off merchants in England. He also had two younger sisters. It is thought that he married Maria Pulleyn and had a child with her. He then went and fought in Flanders to take Calais. Guy Fawkes did not like the reign of King James the First because he was limiting the rights of Catholics. The rift was very strong between the usual ally of Britain, Spain, and the English. He had fought for the Spanish Catholics for a decade and wanted to get King James off the throne to put someone who is Catholic in. Even though King James tolerated Catholics, they were still discriminated against in England. During his time in the army, Guy learned how to use gunpowder and earned the reputation of being brave and skilled with munitions. He was brought into a Catholic Restoritants group by a man named Thomas Wintour who had heard of his pro Catholic views. Originally, there were five men who rented a place below parliament and started to stockpile weapons. Guy Fawkes’ job was to make sure the powder was fresh and the barrels had not sprung any leaks. The plot to blow up parliament was leaked, but they decided to go ahead with it anyway. Guy was the first one captured and he was tortured for two days before confessing. He is unfortunately the most remembered and credited for the plot because he was the first one captured. Fawkes was later executed after a court ruling. He left behind a bad legacy because even though he supported the rights of Catholics, his attempt to blow up the parliament building is considered the wrong way to go about it. De Sousa 10 Works Cited __ Adams, Simon //Elizabeth// //1 The Outcast Who became England’s Queen//. Washington DC: Marshall Editions, 2005 __ __Boyce, Charles. //Shakespeare the Essential Reference//. New York: Charles Boyce and Rountable Press, 1990. Print__ __Elain, Kathy //Elizabethan England A Hostory of Fashion and Costume//. New York: Bailey Publishing Associates, 2005. Print__ __"Guy Fawkes a Biography." Web.8 Apr 2009. []__ __Hinds, Kathryn. //The Countryside//. new York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2008. Print__ __Marrin, Albert. //The Sea King Sir Francis Drake and his times//. New York: Pixel Press, 1995. Print__ //__Shakespare's Strattford__//__. Web.14 Apr 2009. []__, //__Queen Elizabeth and the Spanish Armada__//__," Web.19 Apr 2009. []__