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Guy Fawkes was a man of desperate character. In his person he was tall and athletic, his countenance was manly, and the determined expression of his features was not a little heightened by a profusion of brown hair, and an auburn-coloured beard. He was descended from a respectable family in Yorkshire, and having soon squandered the property he inherited at the decease of his father, his restless spirit associated itself with the discontented and factious of his age.

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What does it mean?
A physical and character description of Fawkes highlighting his background and traits.
In plain terms
Fawkes was a tall man from a good family who spent his money and joined rebels.
What can you take from it?
Background and personality traits shape a person's actions.

Where it applies

  • historical research
  • character study

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  • writing biographies
  • studying historical figures

Questions to consider

  • How does background influence rebellion?
  • What makes a man restless?

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The description relies on traditional historical accounts.

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