Remember, remember …

the fifth of November,

gunpowder, treason and plot; 

I see no reason why gunpowder treason

should ever be forgot.

The Guy Fawkes Inn on High Petergate is worth either a real or a virtual visit, not only as the place where the plotter was born in 1570, but also for the outstanding decor and atmosphere. There will be bonfires and fireworks all over the UK this evening, but many will have only the vaguest idea of their significance. 

People From York: W. H. Auden, Guy Fawkes, Alcuin, Frankie Howerd, Judi Dench, John Earle, Joseph Barnby, Steve McClaren, Christopher Levett

Old Peterites: C. Northcote Parkinson, Guy Fawkes, John Barry, James Thompson, Christopher Hill, John Healey, St Peter's School, York

Naissance à York: Judi Dench, Guy Fawkes, W. H. Auden, Henry Scott Tuke, John Barry, Frankie Howerd, Kate Atkinson, Alan Webb, Mark Addy (French Edition)

Gunpowder, Treason and Plot