Although the night is named after him, Guy Fawkes wasn't actually the man who set up the failed Gunpowder plot and there's a dark and gory tale behind the true story
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Did you know that Guy Fawkes was not the main mastermind behind the plot? Read some of the details of the November 5, 1605, plot that you may not have known here.
BBC Today, November 5th is known in England as ‘Bonfire Night’. Across the land, large fires are lit and firework displays take place to commemorate an event in ol' London town from the year 1605. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMLHau rBJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dzOK2DGE64 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjeYS1h5Zyc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4f1T7aBfn4 Guy Fawkes is also known as "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions" -…