Happy Guy Fawkes/Bonfire night! This is an annual commemoration in England. Its history begins when some people tried to blow up the House of Lords to kill King James I. They failed and one of them (a bloke called Guy Fawkes) was arrested. Now, 506 years laters, Brits still celebrate this
joyous event by lightning bonfires and watching fireworks.
Because Fawkes also fought on the side of Catholic Spain against Protestant Dutch reformers (booo, naughty man), I had to join the Brits and celebrate. I paid £3 (strange, I always thought watching fireworks was free?) and was rewarded with my first bonfire and an impressive fireworks display. See you next year, Guy Fawkes!
