members of the royal family and government officials. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons As Guy Fawkes walked to the gallows on January 31, 1606, doomed to execution for his part in an ...

but its origin is widely believed to come from Guy Fawkes, the mastermind behind the failed Gunpowder Plot. Credit: Wikimedia Commons Does the word "guy" come from the historical figure Guy Fawkes?