The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...

Seven bonfire societies each produces an effigy, which typically reflect current affairs, and are later burned in fields outside Lewes - along with a traditional Guy Fawkes. Past effigies have ...

The 11-metre effigy will be set alight on November 5th to commemorate the attempt by Guy Fawkes to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. For the past 22 years, the Edenbridge Bonfire Society ...

Bonfire night is celebrated across ... The society burns a 'Guy' - named after gunpowder plotter Guy Fawkes - every year. A second effigy of a celebrity who is currently making headlines is ...

On 5 November every year, the effigy of Guy Fawkes is still burned on bonfires across England in recognition of his part in the failed 'Gunpowder Plot' of 1605. Fawkes didn't devise or lead the ...

An estimated 40,000 people attended the annual bonfire event in Lewes to mark Guy Fawkes Night ... event that have been enjoyed safely." One effigy highlighted sewage and water quality concerns ...

In Lewes, notorious for its riotous celebrations, four bonfire societies began to ... Enthusiastic children would create a Guy Fawkes effigy which they carried around asking for ‘a penny for ...

We can’t all make it down to Lewes for its famous effigy-burning parade through ... The wonderful thing about Guy Fawkes/Bonfire/Fireworks Night was that it was a bit homemade and shonky.

The country celebrates this by lighting fireworks and, in a morbid twist, burning an effigy of poor Guy. It's easy to forget that this celebration has rather grim roots. Guy Fawkes was part of a ...

In January 1606, the U.K. Parliament established November 5 as a day of public thanksgiving. Today we celebrate November 5 as Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire Night by lighting bonfires, setting off ...