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The true story behind Guy Fawkes Day
Description of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.
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Guy Fawkes Day
Celebration of Guy Fawkes Day with fireworks and a bonfire in London, England.
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Guy Fawkes effigy
On Guy Fawkes Day, effigies of the conspirator Guy Fawkes are tossed into bonfires.
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