Directory of Guy Fawkes Day Resources

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This category lists sites and pages about the UK Guy Fawkes Day/Night or Bonfire Night celebrations, which is mainly celebrated in England each year on November 5th. On this date in 1605, a group of Roman Catholics, led by Guy Fawkes, unsuccessfully attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament in what became known as the Gunpowder Plot. Guy' Fawkes' Day" Pronunciation: (gI' fôks'), (in Britain) November 5, celebrating the anniversary of the capture of Guy Fawkes. Cf. Gunpowder Plot. Bon•fire Pronunciation: (bon'fIur"), —n. 1. A large fire built in the open air, for warmth, entertainment, or celebration, to burn leaves, garbage, etc., or as a signal. 2. any fire built in the open Gun'powder Plot" An unsuccessful plot to kill King James I and the assembled Lords and Commons by blowing up Parliament, November 5, 1605, in revenge for the laws against Roman Catholics. Cf. Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes Day, Guy Fawkes Night and Bonfire Night are all the same, as in The Fall and Autumn.

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Resources in This Category

• Bonfire Night Traditions

  http://bonfirenighttraditions.co.uk/
  Detailed tradition guides, past times celebrating Bonfire night and Guy Fawkes day.

• Did You Know? Bonfires

  http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/homemake/didknow2.htm
  Explanation of the use of the word "bonfire."

• Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night

  http://www.bonfirenight.net/
  Explains why English people like to gather round bonfires once a year to burn effigies and watch fireworks.

• Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night

  http://www.h2g2.com/approved_entry/A199488
  Short summary of the celebrations and a conversation forum.

• Guy Fawkes Night

  http://www.novareinna.com/festive/guy.html
  General overview of the celebrations and the ceremonial trappings of the event.

• Guy Fawkes Plot was Devastating

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3240135.stm
  How Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, experts say, from BBC News.

• History of Guy Fawkes

  http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html
  Provides a historical background of the holiday as well as information about how it is celebrated today.

• Remember Remember

  http://www.remember-remember.com/
  A musical version of the events with resources for teaching.

• Treason

  http://www.channel4.com/programmes/gunpowder-treason-and-plot
  History of the Gunpowder Plot from Channel 4 in London, England. Features an interview with Ronald Hutton, professor of history at the University of Bristol.

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