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Gunpowder and plot. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Who is Guy Fawkes?…

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Tried to blow up UK parliament with the king inside centuries ago because the king was the wrong kind of Christian. Got caught and hung. In the UK we celebrate the capture every 5th November with a bonfire and fireworks, some places even burn an effigy of guy on the bonfire but that is becoming less common.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Imo your country need more blowing up of parliament.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

To be honest, not only their country