Pity for The Guy A Biography of Guy Fawkes

by Davis, John Paul

• ISBN13: 9780720613490
• ISBN10: 0720613493
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-11-01
• Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers

Summary

The first fully-rounded portrait of the man behind the Gunpowder Plot For hundreds of years Guy Fawkes has been portrayed as perhaps too extreme a figure--a rabid, bloodthirsty Catholic who not only tried to bomb British Parliament but threatened the English way of life. This biography reveals that he was much more than an evil, shadowy conspirator with an axe to grind. John Paul Davis delves into the evidence and makes a convincing case for new thinking on one of English history's greatest enigmas. Not only is the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 thrillingly reteold, but Guy Fawkes can now be seen as a multi-faceted figure--husband, soldier, lover, adveturer, spy, and possibly the most misunderstood of English villains.

Author Biography

John Paul Davis is the author of Robin Hood: The Unknown Templar.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. 9
Preface	p. 11
Portents of Dread	p. 17
The Catholic Recusants of the West Riding of Yorkshire	p. 31
Cowdray, Calvinism and a Slow Boat to Flanders	p. 51
A Traitor to the Crown	p. 65
A Ruthless and Unloving Land	p. 79
A Defence to the Innocent	p. 95
A Desperate Disease	p. 113
To Shake the Thrones of Princes	p. 123
Three Score Barrels of Powder Below	p. 139
Spies, Soldiers and 'Stir This Parliament'	p. 159
With a Dark Lantern and a Burning Match	p. 179
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, T'was His Intent	p. 199
His Just End Should'st Be Grim	p. 217
The Aftermath	p. 233
Remember, Remember…	p. 249
Notes and References	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 297
Appendices	p. 307
Index	p. 317
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