It's Guy Fawkes Day ' here's his signature before and after he was tortured

It's Guy Fawkes Day!On this day, the UK celebrates the foiling of a plot to kill King James I in 1605 by lighting fireworks and, in a morbid twist, burning an effigy of poor Guy.It's easy to forget that this celebration has grim roots. Guy Fawkes was part of a Catholic plot to kill a Protestant King and his English Lords.The plot failed, which was particularly unfortunate for Fawkes. He was the one guy in the plot unlucky enough to be discovered late on November 5 with dozens of barrels of gunpowder hidden under wood. The discovery came after a tip-off to a Catholic politician led to an inspection of the cellars under parliament.Fawkes was swiftly taken into custody at the Tower of London and interrogated until he eventually gave up his co-conspirators.While we'll never know precisely what happened to Fawkes in those eight days, it seems pretty likely it was bad. There is speculation that Fawkes was tortured using a rack during his stay in the Tower of London.For a visual on the effects of torture, look at the document below. You can see Fawkes' signature, before the interrogation (he signs as Guido Fawkes, a name he had taken on later in life):Now, contrast that with his signature on a later confession, made after eight days of interrogation. As you can see, Fawkes' signature is a barely legible scrawl:"Hi signature on his confession was that of a shattered and broken man, the ill-formed letters telling the story of a someone who was barely able to hold a quill,"the BBC writes.Even once the torture was over, Fawkes still had to meet a grisly end.After his confession, he was hanged, drawn, and quartered. His remains sent to the four corners of the kingdom as a warning to future plotters.This post was originally written by Adam Taylor.SEE ALSO:The places to watch fireworks in celebration of Guy Fawkes DayJoin the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: Donald Trump's 'strange' morning habit tells you everything you need to know about him
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