1. Fawkes - Noun
2. Fawkes - Proper noun
English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606)
Source: WordNetAlthough weakened by his torture, Fawkes managed to jump from the gallows and break his neck, thus avoiding the agony of the gruesome latter part of his execution. Source: Internet
And then there is, as Caroline Fawkes, supervisor of the election system, keeps emphasizing, the safety of staff and poll workers to consider. Source: Internet
Although the information he provided to Salisbury usually amounted to no more than a vague pattern of invasion reports, and included nothing which regarded the Gunpowder Plot, on 21 April he told how Fawkes was to be brought by Tesimond to England. Source: Internet
Annual events "Genghis Khan" float by Wick CC, parading in the Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival Bridgwater is now best known for the illuminated " Bridgwater Guy Fawkes Carnival " that attracts around 150,000 people from around the country and overseas. Source: Internet
During a search of the House of Lords at about midnight on 4 November 1605, Fawkes was discovered guarding 36 barrels of gunpowder —enough to reduce the House of Lords to rubble—and arrested. Source: Internet
Fawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in Britain since 5 November 1605. Source: Internet