The Men Who Foiled Fawkes

Much has been written about Guy Fawkes, but less well-known are the two figures who apprehended him in Parliament's cellars.

Sir Thomas Knyvet (wearing the breastplate) and Edmund Doubleday arresting Guy Fawkes.

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