Who was caught red handed trying to blow up the Parliament?

Guy Fawkes was caught red-handed in 1605 while attempting to blow up the English Parliament in what is known as the Gunpowder Plot. He and a group of conspirators planned to assassinate King James I and other officials by detonating explosives placed beneath the House of Lords. Fawkes was arrested on November 5, 1605, and subsequently tortured and executed for his role in the plot. This event is commemorated annually in the UK on Guy Fawkes Night.