Trial and execution of Guy Fawkes
- When
- 1606
- Where
- Unknown specific venue; Old Palace Yard, Westminster
- Episodes
- 2
Following the failed Gunpowder Plot, eight conspirators including Guy Fawkes were tried and convicted on 27 January 1606. Fawkes and three others were executed by hanging, drawing, and quartering at Westminster on 31 January 1606.
Episodes
- Trial of Conspirators
Eight conspirators, including Fawkes, were tried and convicted of treason on 27 January 1606.
- Execution of Fawkes
Fawkes and three others were executed at Westminster on 31 January 1606.
Background and detail
Trial and Conviction. The trial of eight surviving conspirators began on 27 January 1606. The defendants, including Guy Fawkes, were found guilty of plotting against the King and Parliament. They were sentenced to the capital punishment of hanging, drawing, and quartering.
Execution at Westminster. On 31 January 1606, Guy Fawkes, Thomas Wintour, Ambrose Rookwood, and Robert Keyes were transported from the Tower of London to the Old Palace Yard at Westminster. They were executed opposite the House of Lords, the site they had originally targeted for destruction.
People involved
- Guy Fawkes · Conspirator and executed defendant
- Thomas Wintour · Conspirator and executed defendant
- Ambrose Rookwood · Conspirator and executed defendant
- Robert Keyes · Conspirator and executed defendant
Sources
- Gunpowder Plot Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
- Guy Fawkes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
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