November
05
/ 2024
Every fifth of November, people across the United Kingdom celebrate Guy Fawkes Night (also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night, and Firework Night). Every November, cities and towns across the country put on fireworks displays to commemorate the day which fills the autumn air with a merry atmosphere. Yet, beneath the cheerful façade of the modern celebration of Guy Fawkes Day lies a darker, more sinister history. Guy Fawkes Day is in fact a celebration of a failed attempt to blow up the British House of Lords in 1605. This attempt is known today as the Gunpowder Plot. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"91385","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"346","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] ‘Guy Fawkes’ by Charles Gogin, York Art Gallery. (York Museums Trust/ Public Domain ) A Reaction to Religious Persecution The
