By turning people into symbols, do we run the risk of changing them into someone they weren’t? The Guy Fawkes celebrations are, paradoxically, rooted in his failure. Though born into a ...

At one point, Snowden uploaded a photo of a woman (presumably Mills) wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. As a symbol of anti-government resistance and the unofficial emblem of a pro-transparency ...

Since his death, Guy Fawkes has lived on as a symbol of rebellion around the world, partly due to the 2005 film "V for Vendetta". In the 2005 film adaptation of "V for Vendetta," the protagonist ...

Guy Fawkes-inspired mask is protest symbol even 400 years after his death. — -- Remember, remember the Fifth of November. Even 400 years after his death, British folk hero Guy Fawkes has ...

Tensions were high in England in late October 1605, when an English nobleman, Lord Monteagle, received a mysterious letter. Along with the rest of England’s peers and the king, Monteagle ...

Since then, many other protesters have used the Guy Fawkes mask as a symbol of rebellion for their own causes, such as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange or those protesting their country's ...

The mask has now become a popular symbol to use in protest against tyranny. Guy Fawkes was a British solder who was born in York, and is most famous for being a participant in the Gunpowder Plot.

Guy Fawkes was sentenced to death for his role in the Gunpowder Plot, a conspiracy to kill James I of England, members of the royal family and government officials. Public domain via Wikimedia ...

Guy Fawkes has also become an unlikely symbol of anti-establishment and rebellious movements. The graphic novel and film adaptation "V for Vendetta" features an anti-hero who wears a Guy Fawkes mask.

On 5 November every year, the effigy of Guy Fawkes is still burned on bonfires across England in recognition of his part in the failed 'Gunpowder Plot' of 1605. Fawkes didn't devise or lead the ...

Snowden uploaded a photo of a woman (presumably Mills) wearing a Guy Fawkes mask. As a symbol of anti-government resistance and the unofficial emblem of a pro-transparency hacktivist collective ...

Guy Fawkes has gone down in history as being part of a treasonous plot to overthrow the king in 1605. But his memory has found modern resonance for a global audience thanks to a graphic novel and ...