Four hundred and two years ago today Guy Fawkes was arrested and taken to the Tower of London having been caught red handed in a basement of the Palace of Westminster along with dozens of barrels of gunpowder. Mr. Fawkes and his friends had intended to blow up Parliament for being insufficiently Catholic. In the spirit of the age Mr. Fawkes was subsequently tortured and executed.
His death, and that of his co-conspirators, is celebrated throughout the land with an orgy of drunkenness, bonfires and fireworks. Did I mention drunkenness?
His death, and that of his co-conspirators, is celebrated throughout the land with an orgy of drunkenness, bonfires and fireworks. Did I mention drunkenness?
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