The 'Gunpowder Plot' was foiled at the eleventh hour, an event still celebrated annually on 5 November and named for the most famous of the conspirators - Guy Fawkes Night. But who was Guy Fawkes ...

In 1606, less than a year after the Gunpowder Plot, Shakespeare was undoubtedly influenced by Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators in writing Macbeth. However, there are also some intriguing ...