No, Guy Fawkes is not historically considered a hero. On the 5th of November, ‘Guy Fawkes night’ (or as it’s more popularly known now ‘Bonfire Night’) is celebrated to commemorate the failure of Guy Fawkes and those he worked alongside in the ‘gunpowder plot’. With this stated, some do deem Guy Fawkes a hero, often as they admire his passion and drive to revolt against a government that he believed oppressed his religion. Unfortunately, upon failing, the gunpowder plot actually led to far harsher treatment of catholics in the British empire making the conspirators actions counter-productive.
To those who believe that Guy Fawkes desired anarchy this was not the case to my knowledge. He is perceived as a symbol of anarchy as many believed that had his plot been successful it would have led to extremely instability (and perhaps even a power vacuum) in British society. The intention of the conspirators was to kill the then head of state, King James I and replace him with his catholic daughter ensuring a more powerful status for catholics. In my opinion the instability was far more probable.
@papayalily I always figured it fitting that the character in ‘V for Vendetta’ wear a Guy Fawkes mask as Guy Fawkes was battling tyranny to some extent as the character in the film does; they also appear to share similar methods. It’s unfortunate that this “revolutionary mindset” seems to often lead to delusions of grandeur.