Why do we celebrate Guy Fawkes night?

Name: Why do we celebrate Guy Fawkes night?
Uploaded: 2013-11-05T09:31:44.000Z
Duration: 54 s
Description: The BBC's Carol Kirkwood takes a look at why we celebrate Guy Fawkes night.

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Guy Fawkes night is the annual commemoration of the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot - when 14 individuals planned to blow up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament on 5 November 1605.

The BBC's Carol Kirkwood asked bonfire night organiser Graham Callister why we celebrate Guy Fawkes night when it was in fact a plot to maim and kill.

5 November 2013