In 2002, which position was Guy Fawkes voted into in BBC's 100 Greatest Britons poll?
Gunpowder Plot in popular culture were common to Yorkshire generally, where Gunpowder Plot rhymes were numerous. Since the release of the 2006 film "V for Vendetta", set in a dystopian United Kingdom, the use of the "Guy Fawkes" mask that appears in the film has become widespread internationally among anti-establishment protest groups. The illustrator of the comic books on which the film was based, David Lloyd, has stated that the character V decided "to adopt the persona and mission of Guy Fawkes – our great historical revolutionary". The public ranked Fawkes 30th in the BBC's "100 Greatest Britons", and he was included in Bernard Ingham's
100 Greatest Britons 100 Greatest Britons The 100 Greatest Britons was a television series broadcast by the BBC in 2002. It was based on a television poll conducted to determine who the British people at that time considered the greatest Britons in history. The series included individual programmes featuring the top ten, with viewers having further opportunity to vote after each programme. It concluded with a debate and final determination of the ranking of the top ten. Although many living people were included among the top 100, all of the top ten were deceased. The poll resulted in nominees including Guy Fawkes, who