Guy Fawkes Night

Looking for a Bonfire Night celebration in your area? Read TravelMail's guide to the best places to celebrate Guy Fawkes night across the UK, including Lewes, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Edinburgh.

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13 April 1570 – 31 January 1606 Celebrate Guy Fawkes [Guido Fawkes] Day!

Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason, why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Today, the 5th of November, is the traditional Guy Fawkes Night in Great Britain, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night. This is a tradition going back to 1605 and I fear that it is being squeezed out by the sheer, rampant commercialisation of Halloween that has been introduced more and more over the past ten years, in what I call, the…

History The conspirators The Gunpowder Plot is the name given to the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament on 5th November 1605, which was discovered the night before. The plot centred around five conspirators, among them Guy (or Guido) Fawkes. Guy Fawkes They were determined to blow up the House of Lords in 1605. The detonation was to take place on State Opening day, when the King, Lords and Commons would all be present in the Lords Chamber. The Houses of Parliament in old times On…

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In a tradition that traces its roots to the reign of Mary I and the 1605 Gunpowder plot, the streets of Lewes in East Sussex were turned into a procession of flame this evening as part of the town's annual Bonfire Night celebrations. Hundreds of Lewes residents donned period costumes and carried flaming crosses and torches through the streets as thousands looked on.

Nov. 5 5th marks Guy Fawkes Day (aka Bonfire Night) in the United Kingdom, an annual commemoration with origins dating back over 400 years.