Why Brits Celebrate the Day Someone Tried to Blow Up Their Parliament

The strange patriotism of Guy Fawkes Day

Jessica Toale
Nov 5 · 4 min read
Photo by Deniz Fuchidzhiev on Unsplash

Remember, remember the fifth of November.

Guy Fawkes Night, held every year on the November 5, marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I in London in 1605. The eponymous Guy Fawkes and his…

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