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Guy Fawkes Day
 Websites presented in alphabetical order 5th of November in Boston 
 "This online exhibit collects recollections and rare images to explore a forgotten facet of Boston's religious and political history. In Britain that holiday was 'Guy Fawkes' Day,' but New Englanders called it Pope's Day or 'Pope-Night'"; in the 18th century, Bostonian "5th of November processions became closely linked to the town's protests against Parliamentary taxes." Includes background about Guy Fawkes' Day, Boston celebrations, and the end of a tradition. From the Bostonian Society. http://display.5thofnovember.us/ Topics: Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 30, 2008 House of Commons Information Office: The Gunpowder Plot
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. http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/g08.pdf Topics: History By Place, Holidays & Observances, Holidays and Observances Individually Last updated Oct 13, 2004 |
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