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- John Milton once penned a famous poem that begins: Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot. The poem of course refers to Guy Fawkes and his now infamous plot to blow up London’s Houses of Parliament on November 5 th 1605.
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Traditional English rhyme celebrating the failure of the Gunpowder Plot, 1605, and associated with Guy Fawkes Night in the UK.
Nov 4, 2022 · The poem commemorates the anniversary of the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, when a small group of Catholic plotters threatened to change the course of history.
English Folk Verse (c.1870) The Fifth of November. Remember, remember! The fifth of November, The Gunpowder treason and plot; I know of no reason. Why the Gunpowder treason. Should ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes and his companions.
Remember, Remember, the 5th of November lyrics. Remember, remember, the 5th of November, Gunpowder, treason and plot. I see no reason. Why gunpowder treason. Should ever be forgot. Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent. To blow up the King and the Parliament. Three score barrels of powder below.
Nov 3, 2023 · November 3, 2023. Guy Fawkes is interrogated by James I and his council in the king’s bedchamber. Credit: Hilary Morgan/Alamy. Remember remember, the fifth of November, so the poem goes, but what was the true story behind the Gunpowder Plot – and was its protagonist Guy Fawkes really a freedom fighter or a fool?
The poem ‘Remember Remember the 5th of November’ is mainly concerned with themes of celebration and victory. It commemorates the successful foiling of a plot to kill the king and destroy parliament that’s celebrated to this day.
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