Remember, Remember the Fifth of November
Happy Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night or Fireworks Night to readers in the U.K.! This year marks exactly 400 years since the infamous "Gunpowder Plot" to blow up the Houses of Parliament was foiled when Guy Fawkes, the man who was supposed to light the fuse, was caught lurking in the ground floor vault of the House of Lords around midnight on November 5, 1605. If you need to brush up on your Bonfire Night history, the BBC website has some really cool articles covering the details of the conspiracy. You'll also discover why bonfires are associated with Guy Fawkes Day. (Hint: it isn't because he was burned at the stake like I believed, because he wasn't. All of the conspirators were hung, drawn and quartered Braveheart-style. My apologies if you're eating while reading this.)For those of you who are Stateside and have no clue what I'm talking about, here's a very good introduction from Wikipedia.
posted by Stuart Cowen @ 12:06 PM
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Not sure if you (or your readers) are interested, but speaking of Guy Fawkes Day, the movie of "V for Vendetta" (one of my favorite comics, by Alan Moore and David Lloyd) is coming out soon--the main character is a british "terrorist" in a future totalitarian state, who dresses in a Guy Fawkes costume. The plot makes several references to the famous british holiday. Anyways, its very interesting. Check it out!
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