The Historical Significance of Bonfire Night: Unpacking Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot

Bonfire Night on November 5th marks the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605 when Catholic conspirators, led by Robert Catesby with Guy Fawkes as their explosives expert, attempted to assassinate King James I by blowing up the House of Lords. The plot failed, leading to the capture and execution of Fawkes, and is now commemorated with bonfires and fireworks, symbolizing defiance and protest in modern times.

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