This night was named after which man?
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Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night. Its history begins with the events of 5 November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives they had placed beneath the House of Lords.
What was the name of the plot to blow up the House of Lords?
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Who was the King and what was his religion?
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King James 1 was the King at the time and he was a Protestant. The Catholics felt that they were be persecuted by the King.
What is the name of the UK town that draws huge crowds for Guy Fawkes Night?
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The town is called Lewes. The crowds get so big, the council try to reduce numbers each year.
What was the effigy most people burned after 1673?
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Bonfires were accompanied by fireworks from the 1650s onwards, and it became the custom after 1673 to burn an effigy (usually of the pope) when heir presumptive James, Duke of York converted to Catholicism.
What year was the plot to blow up the House of Lords?
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Guy Fawkes Night UK
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