The plot was organized by a group of Roman Catholics who wanted to replace the Protestant political leadership. Most of the conspirators were tortured and executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered. A method that entails being hanged by the neck almost to the point of death, emasculated, disemboweled, beheaded, and chopped into four pieces. Fawkes managed to escape this fate by breaking his neck on the day of his execution.
The failure of the plot was commemorated in Britain and celebrated each year on its anniversary. Guy Fawkes has also become a bit of a rebellious folk hero for trying to abolish an existing government.
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