On the night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th, 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King and parliament.
Since then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night.
The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of the central terrorist, Guy Fawkes, on a bonfire.
On 31 January, Fawkes, and a number of others implicated in the conspiracy were tried in Westminster Hall, and after being found guilty, were taken to Old Palace Yard in Westminster and St. Paul's Yard, where they were hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Fawkes, though weakened by torture, jumped from the gallows and snapped his neck rather than being hanged until almost dead.
The event is commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of the central terrorist, Guy Fawkes, on a bonfire.
On 31 January, Fawkes, and a number of others implicated in the conspiracy were tried in Westminster Hall, and after being found guilty, were taken to Old Palace Yard in Westminster and St. Paul's Yard, where they were hanged, drawn, and quartered.
Fawkes, though weakened by torture, jumped from the gallows and snapped his neck rather than being hanged until almost dead.
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