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The leader of the plot to blow up the King was not Guy Fawkes
but a man called Robert Catesby. ïis plan was to rent a house next
door to the ïouses of Parliament and dig an underground tunnel
leading into the cellar of the Parliament buildings. They would
then use the gunpowder to blow the buildings up.
The men rented the house and started to dig a tunnel. They stored
36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellar ready for the state opening
on November 5th. They covered it with firewood to hide it from
the soldiers and Lord Mounteagle. At first they didn¶t see it, but
then the soldiers came and the plot was uncovered.
Guy Fawkes was discovered with barrels of gunpowder. ïe was
not the leader of the plot, but he was an expert with gunpowder.
Guy was in fact his nick name. ïis real name was Guido.
Begging for a penny for the guy was a way in which children
could collect money to buy fireworks. Children under 18 are no
longer allowed to buy fireworks so the custom of penny for the
guy has started to die out. Sometimes, Guys are made to collect
money for charity.
An ancient Christian Bonfire Night
festival involving fire was first
and fireworks was held celebrated in
hundreds of years ago 1606 on the
in November. It was in anniversary
memory of St. of the plot to
Catherine who was put kill King
to death on a spiked James.
wheel. We now have
wheel shaped
firecrackers called
Catherine Wheels.
Over 130 Last year there At family
million were over 1500 garden displays,
fireworks were recorded sparklers cause
sold in Britain accidents more injuries
last year involving than any other
fireworks. firework.
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