History-Sode | Guy Fawkes Night

Long before fireworks were just for fun, one bold plan nearly changed England forever.
In this History-Sode, Auntie Jo Jo takes you back to 1605, when Guy Fawkes and his fellow plotters tried to blow up Parliament and how that failed attempt became Britain’s glowing November tradition: Bonfire Night.

Sources:

• UK Parliament Education Centre, The Gunpowder Plot Explained

• Historic UK, “Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot”

• BBC History Extra, “The Real Story Behind Bonfire Night”

• National Archives (UK), Primary Sources from the Gunpowder Plot of 1605