print email comment close House of Commons Information Office: The Gunpowder Plot URL: http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g08.pdf Description: Information from the United Kingdom Parliament about the Gunpowder Plot, the name given to the conspiracy to blow up the Houses of Parliament on November 5, 1605. Guy (or Guido) Fawkes was considered to be the major conspirator. This document provides a background and history of the plot, and how the event is celebrated today as "Firework Night," "Bonfire Night," or "Guy Fawkes Day." Opens directly into a PDF document. Publisher: House of Commons Library of Congress Subject Headings: Great Britain -- History Gunpowder Plot, 1605 Guy Fawkes Day Holidays -- Great Britain LII Database Information: Record 11100 created by Maria Brandt on 10/12/2004 Last modification on 10/13/2004 Published: 10/12/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/11100