Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily 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, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure.
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9 Things you never knew about Guy Fawkes…
As Bonfire Night preparations get underway, we take a look at some of the common misconceptions and lesser known facts about our favorite villain….
1. Guy Fawkes did not die from being hung, drawn and quartered
2. Guy Fawkes was not the Gunpowder Plot's ringleader
3. Guy Fawkes won the unlikely admiration of King James I
4. Guy Fawkes was actually Protestant by birth
5. Guy Fawkes has an island named after him
6. Guy Fawkes liked to be called by an Italian nickname
7. The Houses of Parliament are still searched once a year to make sure there are no conspirators hiding with explosives
8. The cellar that Fawkes tried to blow up no longer exists
9. The gunpowder would have done little damage to Parliament
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A popular speech scene from a movie most of us already have watched several times, inspired by the concept of Guy Fawkes, and rebellion against a repressive regime….
“Truth be told, if you are looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror….”
Be safe out there, and make sure you go and vote.