Senior lecturer Caroline Nielsen investigates the history of Bonfire Night: Most people in England are probably familiar with this rhyme: ‘Remember, Remember the 5th of November Gunpowder, treason and plot I see no reason why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot’ The rhyme refers to the 1605 Gunpowder Treason plot; a failed assassination attempt... Continue Reading →
‘O monstrous traitor! I arrest thee!’: From Guy Fawkes to the Brexit ‘betrayers’ a short history of treason in England
The execution of the Gunpowder Plotters, by Claes (Nicolaes) Jansz Vissche (1606) Today is the 412th anniversary of the execution of Guy Fawkes and his fellow Gunpowder plotters. As every school boy knows Fawkes was arrested on the 5 November 1605 as he prepared to blow up the Westminster Hall and send King James I... Continue Reading →