If my history is correct, Guy Fawkes intended to murder several elected members of state in one of the earliest examples of terrorism.
Why then, is he looked upon so favorably by modern British? To the point that he was voted as one of the top 100 Britons.
2007-07-26 22:35:38 · 8 answers · asked by Chadwick De Las Casas 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I'm not really looking for one's own appraisal of Guy Fawkes, I'm curious why he was voted a Great Briton. If you disagree, that's fine, but that's not what I'm asking.
2007-07-27 12:15:07 · update #1
Probably it's because he failed to carry out his terrorist plot, and because his intended victims brutally tortured and executed him. The Western culture has a deep-seated sympathy for brutalized losers, to the point of forgetting or excusing their own inhumanity. The victim is always a good guy and a hero, just because he is a victim.
Other than that, his comely appearance may also play a role.
2007-07-27 05:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Rеdisca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that most British people consider Guy Fawkes a great person. They celebrate Guy Fawkes Day like Americans celebrate Halloween ... it's a goofy holiday (un-official) in both countries. The British celebrate that his plot to blow up Parliment with gunpowder FAILED. He had a following though ... his daring attempted act had the effect of many changes in government. BTW, he was hanged. "One person's terrorist is another person's freedom fighter".
2007-07-27 06:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think Guy Fawkes is considered a 'Great Briton'. He's a well-known figure in history, certainly, but not 'great'.
2007-07-27 18:58:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy Fawkes was a Catholic terrorist. People do not consider him great, but use his memory, or at least part of it, as a reason to have a holiday.
2007-07-27 14:13:43 · answer #4 · answered by Fred 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the hole gunpowder plot was indeed an act of sectarian terrorism but its not the one of earliest example of terrorism as terrorism has been around for thousands of years!!
but it was one of the first act of sectarian plot for violence in the united kingdom with division between the new protestant faith erected at that time of around 50 years earlier and the English roman catholics!!! with new laws stopping them practice their faith and harder laws against them guy Fawkes and a group of others agreed to a plan masterminded by Robert Gatsby to blow up west mister which was controlled by protestants. British people consider him a great Briton not for attempting to blow up Parliament but the courage they had to fight for his faith which for century's this empire has thrived on!! but to many Britons its the celebrating of fighting for what you believe in and to others its to celebrating a failed attempt on a great empire!! its really your chose to favor him or not.
but the acts of guy Fawkes and the others went towards making changes to the law and Westminster but at the cost of their life's being hanged at Old Palace Yard in Westminster and St Paul's Yard.
2007-07-27 08:20:12 · answer #5 · answered by i love a special girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Guy Fawkes is popular because he gave us bonfire night on 5th November. I wouldn't say he is popular because we burn him on the bonfires. Well most of us do. His old school, St Peter's School of York, have a bonfire but don't burn a guy, in respect to their former pupil. More about him at this link:
2007-07-27 13:21:36 · answer #6 · answered by Retired 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I celebrate it because i symptomatic with the guy. I always wanted to blow up the royals well not all but princess Anne because she insulted Scotland and along with princess Anne the duke of Edinburgh(shouldn't be duke should he) made a joke against us. So i do get why the guy went crazy
2007-07-27 06:21:21 · answer #7 · answered by Jhonny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes people become famous for the wrong reasons
2007-07-27 05:44:14 · answer #8 · answered by Alexis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋