where was he born?
Stonegate, York.
Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes was born in 1570 in Stonegate, York
what is guy fawkes night? An annual commemoration day . why is it celebrated? It is celebrated for the failure of an attempt on the life of King James I. when is the occasion? On 5 November every year. why is it named so? It is named after Guy Fawkes.who was arrested and the attempt of murder was foiled. who is that prisoner? A member of a group of English Catholics involved in the failed Gunpowder Plot.
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Guy Fawkes [SEP] Childhood
Guy Fawkes was born in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was the second of four children born to Edward Fawkes, a proctor and an advocate of the consistory court at York, and his wife, Edith. Guy's parents were regular communicants of the Church of England, as were his paternal grandparents; his grandmother, born Ellen Harrington, was the daughter of a prominent merchant, who served as Lord Mayor of York in 1536. Guy's mother's family were recusant Catholics, and his cousin, Richard Cowling, became a Jesuit priest. "Guy" was an uncommon name in England, but may have been popular in York on account of a local notable, Sir Guy Fairfax of Steeton.