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St Paul’s Churchyard, 1606. Gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes gulps as his co-conspirators’ bollocks are chopped off, parboiled with sage, and fed to the ravens.

He knows he’s next.

But how did it come to this?

From kidnapping children to accidental explosions, this is the story of the Guido Fawkes: gunpowder, treason and plot…

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POSTEDNov 6, 2025
ARCHIVEDJun 10, 2026