GUY FAWKES NIGHT - WikiVidi Documentary

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in the United Kingdom. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London; and months later, the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot&failure. Within a few decades Gunpowder Treason Day, as it was known, became the predominant English state commemoration,, but as it carried strong Protestant religious overtones it also became a focus for anti-Catholic sentiment. Puritans delivered sermons regarding the perceived dangers of popery, while during increasingly raucous celebrations common folk burnt effigies of popular hate... ____________________________________ Shortcuts to chapters: 00:02:36 Origins and history in England 00:04:33 Early significance 00:10:42 Guy Fawkes Day ____________________________________ Copyright WikiVidi. Licensed under Creative Commons.