Guy Fawkes is the name associated above all others with the infamous Gunpowder Plot of 1605. Perhaps because he was the one caught red-handed, he’s become our Bonfire Night 'celebrity'. But what of the other men involved?
Find out how Catesby became the charismatic mastermind of the Gunpowder Plot
Percy was a violent, wild character. He was married to Christopher and John's sister, Martha and came from a very wealthy, powerful family
The most reluctant of the conspirators, it may have been Tresham who sent the Monteagle letter warning his brother-in-law not to attend Parliament
These brothers were viewed as dangerous Catholics by the authorities before they had even been drawn into the plot
Recruited as the gunpowder expert, Guy Fawkes was caught red-handed in the basement storeroom under the House of Lords with the barrels of gunpowder on the 5 November 1605
Thomas Winter was among the first to be drawn into the plot. His brother Robert was recruited later. It was Thomas who tried to get the conspirators to abandon the plot when he realised that it had been discovered
Thomas Bates was Catesby’s servant. Rookwood and Digby were both brought into the plot because of their money
Keyes looked after the gunpowder and Grant bought weapons for the conspirators