Guy Fawkes’ punishment was one of the most severe in English history – here’s what happens when a body is hung, drawn and quartered
By anatomically dissecting each stage of this medieval punishment, we can understand the profound agony the gunpowder plot co-conspirators endured.
The lantern Guy Fawkes planned to use to blow up the king
A lantern believed to have been carried by Guy Fawkes on the night he was arrested is on display at a museum. It can be seen ...
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Celebrating Nov. 5: Happy Guy Fawkes Day
Psst! Want to hear a Guy Fawkes story? Never heard of him? Listen my children and you shall hear of the midnight ride of Guy, 36 barrels of gun powder, and a pack of matches. Today’s column will rear ...
BBC2d
Guy Fawkes' school won't burn effigy of ex-pupil
The former school of gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes is all set for its annual fireworks display - but there will not be a bonfire or a guy, the head teacher has said. Fawkes - the most infamous ...
The South African on MSN5d
Guy Fawkes Day: Who, what, and when?
Law enforcement officials and emergency services are ready to act on unlawful incidents associated with Guy Fawkes Day on 5 ...
The Independent2d
Why is Bonfire Night celebrated? Guy Fawkes’ Gunpowder Plot explained
The plot is commemorated every autumn with the burning of an effigy of Guy Fawkes, its mastermind, an oddly pagan act of gloating sanitised by the addition of fireworks, sparklers and toffee apples.
Voices: Remember, remember? Maybe it’s time we forgot about Guy Fawkes
COMMENT: Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, November 5 is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but ...
Oxford Mail2d
Oxfordshire bonfire night sees huge Guy Fawkes set on fire
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 ...
Daily Express2d
V for Vendetta: 9 dynamite facts you didn’t know about the Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night movie
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.
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City of Cape Town readies 'enforcement and emergency services' for Guy Fawkes
Guy Fawkes Day commemorates the failed gunpowder plot of 1605 when someone called, Guy Fawkes and a group of others attempted to blow up parliament and King James I in England but were caught ...
Independent Online2d
Guy Fawkes: Here is how to protect your pets
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 ...
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The lantern Guy Fawkes planned to use to blow up the king
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 ...