The son of Edith and Edward Fawkes, the latter a public notary of the ecclesiastical court, Guy was educated at St. Childs follows the Vauxes into the heart of the underground Catholic movement, exploring the conflicts of loyalty they faced and the means by which they exerted defiance.

However, his actions were motivated by religious and political aims rather than a desire to abolish all government structures, which is a common goal of anarchism.There are many very interesting facts and educated conjecture based on primary sources which I found very welcome indeed. I finished reading an advance copy of Nick Holland's new biography of Fawkes on November 5, a day in which much of Britain celebrates Fawkes' memory by burning his effigy. Guy Fawkes is often associated with anarchism in popular culture, especially due to his portrayal in various media like the graphic novel and film “V for Vendetta. At the end, the reader is left with a deep understanding of the issues that led to the plot, as well as the plot itself.

Aimed at readers aged 5 and up, this simple, friendly children's history book takes a close look at the key events and personalities at the time of the Gunpowder Plot. Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central role in a plot that would have destroyed the ruling class and changed the nation forever. In 1841, Edgar Allan Poe wrote in a review of the work that it was "positively beneath criticism and beneath contempt". The most serious attempt at regicide since the beginning of Elizabeth's reign had been foiled; Guy Fawkes had been arrested, lantern in hand, fuses in his pocket, in the cellar of Parliament House; the other conspirators were in flight, and would soon be rounded up.Modern interpretations of the Gunpowder Plot, and even the names used in place of it, have distorted its historical origins.