On November 5, 1605 the 'gunpowder plot' was discovered and Guy Fawkes was imprisoned in the Parliament subsoil in London. At the end of a week of torture, he confessed he had been the responsible for the explosion intended to kill King James I. The conspirators were hanged and quartered on January 31, 1606.
A 5 de novembro de 1605 descobriram a 'conspiração da pólvora' e aprisionaram Guy Fawkes no subsolo do Parlamento de Londres. Confessou, ao fim duma semana de tortura, ser o responsável pela explosão destinada a matar o rei Jaime I. Os conspiradores foram enforcados e esquartejados a 31 de janeiro de 1606.
Henry Perronet Briggs (1793-1844)-'the discovering of the Gunpowder plot'-oil on canvas-ca 1823 Newcastle upon Tyne-Laing Art Gallery
John Gilbert (1817-1891)-'Guy Fawkes before king James'-oil on canvas-1870
Charles Gogin (1844-1931)-'Guy Fawkes'-oil on cardboard York-Museum Trusts
Nicolaes Janszoon Visscher (1587-1652)-'the execution on Guy Fawkes' London-National Portrait Gallery
Thomas Brooks (1818-1891)-'Guy Fawkes day'-oil on canvas-1856
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