#MONSTASQUADD Guy Fawkes Failed. But in the U.K., He Still Has His Night.
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With Bonfire Night on the horizon, it might be time to brush up on your Gunpowder Plot history
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Each year on 5 November, residents of Great Britain celebrate Guy Fawkes Night with traditional bonfires, elaborate fireworks displays and funfairs.
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Sparklers !
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Guy Fawkes' Catholic Gunpowder Plot - an attempt to blow up England's Houses of Parliament and Protestant King James I on November 5th 1605 - left an enduring legacy in England, though clearly not the one Fawkes had hoped for. Celebrated annually as Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night throughout Great Britain over 400 years later.
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History The conspirators The Gunpowder Plot is the name given to the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605, which was discovered the night before. The plot centred around five conspirators, among them Guy (or Guido) Fawkes. Guy Fawkes They were determined to blow up the House of Lords in 1605. The detonation was to take place on State Opening day, when the King, Lords and Commons would all be present in the Lords Chamber. The Houses of Parliament in old times On…
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Personal project for Guy Fawkes Night, celebrated on November 5. Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the House of Lords on 5 November 1605. The text 'Remember, remember' is taken from the opening lines of the traditional rhyme... 'Remember, remember the Fif...
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In November 1605, the infamous Gunpowder Plot took place where Guy Fawkes plotted to blow up the English Parliament and King James l, on the day set for the king to open Parliament. The story is remembered each 5th November when 'Guys' are burned in a celebration known as "Bonfire Night".
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A Penny for the Guy
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Guy Fawkes is a recognizable figure, but if you haven't heard of him, you've almost certainly seen his face. His face, through Guy Fawkes masks, has ...
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Simon Adams investigates the political and religious options available to the Catholics of early Jacobean England, and asks why some chose to attempt the spectacular coup in November 1605.
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Use this step-by-step guide to make your own Guy this Bonfire Night
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The streets of Lewes, East Sussex, where controversial effigies are regularly displayed, are alight with fire and celebration. While in Ottery St Mary burning barrels are carried.
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What If the Gunpowder Plot Had Succeeded? http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtml
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What is Guy Fawkes Night? A look at the history, traditions and celebrations of November 5, following the failed events of the Gunpowder Plot.
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Keep calm and be loyal
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To many, Guy Fawkes Night is an excuse to set off some fireworks. But in the South East of England it is part of a season that last weeks.
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Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Bonfire Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London.
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Remember, remember the 5th of November! Experiencing my first Guy Fawkes Night in London from the London Eye and a protest in Parliament Square.
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Guy Fawkes Day is also known as Bonfire night and Firework night. It is a celebration, observed on November 5 in the UK and New Zealand.
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