Guy Fawkes – from terrorist to scarecrow
‘Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, treason and plot.’ The annual bonfires and burning of a scarecrow-effigy have been turned nowadays into a fun barbecue. But the 17th century plot was deadly serious, part of the virulent war between Protestants and Roman Catholics. ‘Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intent To … Read more