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People take part in the annual Lewes Bonfire night celebrations on November 5, 2022 in Lewes, England.But, 418 years later, how much do you know about the nitty-gritty details of his famous plot – and the surprising ways he still influences life today?Well, no – the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 was devised by a group of English Catholics who were all frustrated that their branch of Christianity was not being treated fairly.
Fawkes – who was actually born a Protestant but converted in his teens – was just the person meant to set to the fuse, because he had experience with gunpowder from his time as a soldier. He was never the group’s leader.: “Out of the love I bear some of your friends... I would advise you as you tender your life to devise some excuse to shift your attendance at this parliament... for though there be no appearance of any stir, yet I say they shall receive a terrible blow.
Once he had confessed, he was dragged to the gallows by a horse, and had to watch as three of his co-conspirators were hung, cut down and dismembered.Officials still went through with the hanging though, and sent his body quarters around the country as an example of what happened to anyone who committed treason.Once news of the incident broke, people around the country started to light bonfires and put effigies on top to mark the occasion.
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