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Guy Fawkes Night

In 1534 the Roman Catholic Church was very important in England but king Henry VIII of England divorced from his wife, because she could not have children, and he married another woman.  The Catholics did not permit to get divorced. So  he decided to  separate the England form the Roman Catholic Church establishing  the Church of England with Henry VIII himself at its head. 

In 1605 James I passed laws against Catholics. A group of Catholics  planned to blow up the Parliament in London organizing a plot on 5 November. They put some explosive under the Parliament foundations in London. Guy Fawkes, the leader of the plot, was found under the Palace of Westminster with the explosive and taken to the king. 

After torturing him, Guy Fawkes and seven men from the plot were hanged. This event is still celebrated throughout UK on the 5^th of November and it is known as the Guy Fawkes Night.

Pietro Canalicchio 21/2/2013 2°A

Guy Fawkes Night, pp 260/261 F Bentini et al. Moving On vol 1