The Heywood ancestry can be traced back to the 12th century. A prominent forbear was Peter 'powderplot ' Heywood who was amongst the men who captured Guy Fawkes.
Fawkes was proclaimed guilty of high treason and sentenced to be hanged, drawn and quartered. On the day of the execution he was aided by the hangman to climb the ladder to the noose and although weakened by torture he managed to jump from the gallows. He fell breaking his neck thus avoiding the latter part of the execution.
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