Why do we celebrate bonfire night and why should we remember the fifth of November?
On this day in 1605, Guy Fawkes and his fellow members of the Gunpowder Plot acted in protest at the continued persecution of the English Catholics. This resulted in a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
With his knowledge of explosives he was in charge of setting and lighting the fuse to the gunpowder when the plot was put into action on November 5, 1605. Fawkes was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Why do we say 'Remember, remember the fifth of November'? King James I celebrated the fact he had survived the attempt on his life by making the people of London have a bonfire on the night of November 5. The introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act was later enforced as an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot’s failure.
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