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fawkes, guy

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Fawkes   (fôks)   
English conspirator executed for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, an attempt to kill James I and blow up Parliament on November 5, 1605, to avenge the persecution of Roman Catholics in England.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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