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Bonfire Night. But who was Guy Fawkes and why do we burn a stuffed effigy of him?

Laura Sheridan
Nov 4 · 3 min read

Remember, remember the Fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot. As kids, we used to sing that little snatch of song, without really knowing what it meant.

What we did know was that the Fifth of November held thrills for us like no other. Darkness and cold-air breath, fireworks exploding in dazzling colours in the sky…

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Laura Sheridan

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g-laurasheridan.weebly.com Author with ten novels and a novella published online, respecter of all animal life, owned by two cats. I write to entertain.

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