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Author: Cindy Wright
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2012-09-10
Total Pages: 68
ISBN-13: 1291070338
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFawkes became synonymous with the Gunpowder Plot, the failure of which has been commemorated in the United Kingdom since 5 November 1605. His effigy is traditionally burned on a bonfire, commonly accompanied by a firework display.
Author: Antonia Fraser
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2005-09-29
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 0141909331
DOWNLOAD EBOOK400 years ago this November the most ambitious and extraordinary plot ever conceived in this country came close to success: the attempt by Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators to destroy in a single, annihilating blast the entire British ruling class and royal family. This book draws on the expertise of different writers to bring to life the immense implications of the Plot and the strange way they have echoed down to us over four centuries in what remains the quintessential English festival. Pauline Croft writes about the amazing plot itself and the anxious, unstable world of Jacobean Britain, Antonia Fraser imagines a world in which the plot had succeeded, Justin Champion dramatizes the national emergency that followed the plot's discovery and its savage anti-Catholicism, David Cressy traces how Bonfire Night has been celebrated since its inception as a holiday, Mike Jay focuses on the most famous and enduring rituals held each year at Lewes and Brenda Buchanan offers a wonderful history of fireworks in Britain.
Author: James Sharpe
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Published: 2006
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781861977878
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuy Fawkes is amongst the most celebrated figures in English history and Bonfire Night is a remarkably long lived and very English tradition. But why is it that in a modern, multicultural society people still turn out every November to commemorate a planned act of treason and terrorism which was defeated four hundred years ago? Had the Gunpowder Plot succeeded and the Catholics managed to blow up the king, the royal family and Parliament, English history would have been shaped by a terrorist act of unprecedented proportions, shattering in terms of both the damage inflicted and its propaganda value. James Sharpe examines the fateful night of 5 November 1605 and the tangled web of religion and politics which gave rise to the plot. He uncovers how celebration of the event, and of Guy Fawkes, the one gunpowder plotter everyone remembers, has changed over the centuries. Today, although most of the religious connotations have long been ignored, the bonfires remain. The festival created in 1605 by the state and church to commemorate a failed act of Catholic terrorism, now provides an annual raison d'être for the firework industry and an annual source of concern for Britain's cat owners. Every year the crowds gather, the bonfires are lit and the firework displays dazzle again. Interestingly however, the tradition is fast changing and reverting to the pre-Gunpowder Plot festival (now much Americanised) of Halloween.
Author: J. A. Sharpe
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9780674019355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBonfire Night, observed annually to memorialize the Gunpowder Plot, is one of England's most festive occasions. Why has the memory of this act of treason and terrorism persisted for 400 years? Sharpe unravels the web of religion and politics that gave rise to the plot, and wittily shows how celebration of that night has changed over the centuries.
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSonja Hyde presents information on Bonfire Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day. This British holiday involves the lighting of bonfires and is celebrated on November 5th in commemoration of the failure of the 1605 Gunpowder Plot. The Gunpowder Plot was an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in retaliation for the harsh treatment of the Catholics. English conspirator Guy Fawkes (1570-1606) was arrested under the House of Lords while in possession of barrels of gunpowder. Under torture, Fawkes allegedly named the rest of the conspirators. Most of the other conspirators were captured and executed along with Fawkes.
Author: Alan Haynes
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 176
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlan Haynes uncovers the truth about this Catholic conspiracy. His probing analysis offers the clearest, most balanced view yet of often conflicting evidence, as he disentangles the threads of disharmony, intrigue, betrayal, terror and retribution.
Author: J. A. Sharpe
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Conrad Jay Bladey
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Published: 2013-07-14
Total Pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780985448639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA complete compilation of English literature referencing Guy Fawkes, The Gunpowder Plot, Guy Fawkes Day Celebrations and the Great Deliverance of 1605
Author: Conrad Bladey
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Published: 2020-09-18
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ISBN-13: 9781735287522
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn anthropological study of the history and evolution of the celebration of the Great Deliverance from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605: Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night in North America, Pope's Day/Evening. Includes an analysis of Pope day (night) the celebration. Many primary sources personal accounts and illustrations.
Author: Conrad Jay Bladey
Publisher:
Published: 2013-07-25
Total Pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9780985448653
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn analysis of commentary and drama related to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 and the celebration of the Great Deliverance. A comprehensive anthology of criticism "secular sermons" and Dramatic works.
