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BBC Food: Bonfire Night
- Features a collection of recipes for traditional Bonfire Night food, including nibbles and sweet treats.
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BBC History: Gunpowder Plot
- Presents articles examining the plot, its protagonists and its background, plus an examination of what might have happened had the plot succeeded. Includes games and animations.
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Channel 4 History: The Gunpowder Plot - Filling in the Gaps
- Offers an article by Christie Dickason which questions the generally accepted facts behind the story of the gunpowder plot.
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Firework Safety
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents presents firework safety information with details of how to plan and operate a display and how to keep children and animals safe.
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Gunpowder Plot
- Presents an outline of the history of Bonfire Night, including short biographies of each of the plotters.
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The Gunpowder Plot
- The UK Parliament's account of the plot to blow up the House of Lords in 1605, and its commemoration on the 5th November.
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The Gunpowder Plot Society
- Presents a detailed analysis of the gunpowder plot, with biographies of key figures and information about modern research into the plot, as well as an archive of primary source evidence.
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The Gunpowder Plot: Parliament and Treason 1605
- Parliament site taking a look at the history behind the gunpowder plot and its principle figures. Includes a children's zone and notes for teachers.
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Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night
- Offers an overview of gunpowder plot history, plus recipes for bonfire night and the text of the "Remember, remember, the fifth of November" nursery rhyme.
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Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Nights
- Provides links to bonfire societies and carnivals around the country, with recipes for bonfire night.
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Guy Fawkes' Arraignment and Execution
- Features an original source account of Guy Fawkes' trial and execution.
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Guy Fawkes Carnivals
- Showcases the annual illuminated carnivals which traditionally celebrate Guy Fawkes Night in England's west country area. Includes photographs and judging information.
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iVillage: Bonfire Bites for Guy Fawkes Night
- Includes cooking tips for Bonfire Night, plus family friendly recipes for stuffed baked potatoes, toffee apples and other traditional fare.
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Lewes Bonfire Celebrations
- Examines the history and current day practices of Bonfire Night in Lewes, East Sussex, widely considered to be the largest such event in the UK.
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National Archives: Guy Fawkes
- Shows two confessions signed by Guido Fawkes and remarks upon the evidence of torture.
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Pet Firework Fear
- Presents information, advice and tips for keeping pets and other animals safe and well on Bonfire Night and around fireworks at other times of the year.
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Treason
- Traces the history of the gunpowder plot and also features a gunpowder quiz and an ask the experts section. From Channel 4.
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The Trials of Guy Fawkes and Conspirators
- Presents a transcript of the trial of the gunpowder plot conspirators.
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