Tag: Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot – Remember, Remember the 5th November
Today, in the UK, we commemorate James I’s lucky escape after Guy Fawkes was caught red-handed with rather a lot…
Baptism of Guy Fawkes – 16 April 1570
It is not known exactly what date Guy Fawkes was born, possibly the 13th April 1570, but he was baptised…
Robert Catesby
On this day in history, 8th November 1605, Robert Catesby, the man thought to have been responsible for hatching up…
Remember Remember the 5th November!
“Remember remember the 5th November” is a rhyme that many of us were taught in school, although perhaps not the…
The Gunpowder Plot
Tonight in gardens and fields all around the UK people will be letting off fireworks, burning effigies of Guy Fawkes…