Illustration of a The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a ...

A number of towns in East Sussex, and on the borders of Kent and Surrey, make a special feature of huge bonfires and torchlight processions with fireworks on Guy Fawkes day or an early November ...

Today the anniversary of this infamous plot is as close as England gets to an annual national ... By the Victorian era, the date had become known as Guy Fawkes Day. The anarchic activity seen ...

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Today’s column will rear its ugly head in print on 6 November. Coincidentally, this is the day after America voted for President and the day after Guy Fawkes Day in England. As of the writing of this ...

Liani the eagle explores the history of Guy Fawkes Night, a celebration of fireworks, bonfires, and autumn traditions.

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In celebration of the King’s survival, Londoners lit bonfires, establishing a tradition that would become Guy Fawkes Day. Today, the day is marked by fireworks, bonfires, and the burning of effigies, ...

Guy Fawkes Day is known in South Africa as the day when people cross-dress for fun ... However, more than 400 years later, some people still celebrate it throughout the world in countries such as ...