On 5 November 1605, Guy (or Guido) Fawkes was arrested while guarding kegs of gunpowder placed below Parliament. Was this really a Catholic plot, or was it a frame job to lay blame on the Catholics? Either way, it would become a day in England to celebrate with bonfires and rowdy behavior the discovery of the plot and Parliament’s surviving.
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