It does not seem that the man whose effigy is being burnt on bonfires around the country had a middle name. However, my internet research uncovers two interesting facts.
1. The famous anti-parliamentarian and purveyor of gunpowder came 30th in a BBC poll of '100 Greatest Britons' in 2002.
2. The parents of the Canadian rock-singer, who famously crooned over the credits of a film about Britain's other favourite outlaw, also had a soft spot for the celebrated conspirator and marked it with their choice of today's middle name.
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