Remember, remember the 5th of November,
gunpowder, treason and plot
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.
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Who was Guy Fawkes? What happened on 5th November? When did the event happen?
Guy Fawkes was one of the members of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 in which a group of Catholics attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill James I, the King of England, to protest Protestant rule. As the man chosen to light the fuse and the first captured, Guy has recieved the lion's share of attention among the conspirators.
ReplyDeleteIn 1605 the "Gunpowder Plot" attempted by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured before he could blow up the English Parliament. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated every November 5th in Britain to celebrate his failure to blow up all the members of Parliament and King James I.
Guy Fawkes was a boy that fought the Spanish war. He was a member of a group of provincial English Catholics who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
ReplyDeleteThis plot failed and Guy Fawkes was captured. Since then every November 5th is celebrated by the failure of Fawkes.
Guy Fawkes was a member of The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, he was recieved the lion's share of attention among the conspirators. The "Gunpowder Plot" attemped by Guy Fawkes failed when he was captured.
ReplyDeleteGuy Fawkes Day is celebrated November 5th in Britain.
Guy Fawkes was a member of the Gunpowder Plot. In 1605, thirteen young men planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill the king. Among them was Guy Fawkes,
ReplyDeleteTo carry out their plan, the conspirators got hold barrels of gunpowder, but Guy Fawkes the November 5th, was caught.
Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain.
Guy Fawkes was given the job to keep watch over the barrels of gunpowder and to light the fuse. On the morning of 5th November, soldiers discovered Guy hidden in the cellar and arrested him. The trail of gunpowder at his feet would never be lit. Guy Fawkes was taken to the tower of london.He was tortured and questioned about the other plotters.
ReplyDeleteIn celebration of his survival, King James ordered that the people of England should have a great bonfire on the night on 5th November.