In Edinburgh, riots erupted, instigated by groups of youths who brutally disturbed the peace of residents. Masked hooligans ...

By anatomically dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment, we can understand the profound agony the gunpowder plot co-conspirators endured.

It is believed Guy Fawkes planned to use the lantern's candle to light the fuse as part of his gunpowder plot A lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes on the night he was arrested is ...

Originally an anti-Catholic celebration, Guy Fawkes Day, or “Bonfire Night,” is now celebrated as a holiday, with bonfires and fireworks lit nationwide. Fawkes himself can be seen year-round.

If you’re hoping to see fireworks in and around Glasgow on Bonfire Night in 2024, you’ve come to the right place ...

The 2005 political thriller focuses on an anarchist freedom fighter called V, who wears a Guy Fawkes mask and plots to blow up the UK Parliament on Bonfire Night in protest of a neo-fascist regime.

A stunning 22ft Guy Fawkes face replica was the standout feature of an Oxfordshire bonfire night this weekend. The Wallingford 1155 Fireworks and Bonfire was held on Saturday, November 2 and saw a ...

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It’s a five-day festival celebrating the victory of light over darkness, with the most important festivities taking place Thursday night. Lamp ...

Scotland is set to experience a mild but cloudy Guy Fawkes night on Tuesday with temperatures sticking at around 10 degrees throughout the day and evening across the country. Glasgow could even ...

The Cape of Good Hope Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) is calling on Capetonians to rethink celebrating Guy Fawkes. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated annually on November 5 ...