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The fifth of November, since I can remember, Was Guy Faux, Poke him in the eye, Shove him up the chimney-pot, and there let him die. A stick and a stake, for King George's sake, If you don't give me one, I'll take two, The better for me, and the worse for you, Ricket-a-racket your hedges shall go. (1903) [47]
The work reflects "partisan public sentiment on an English-Protestant national holiday", 5 November. [1] In the published editions of 1645 and 1673, the poem is preceded by five epigrams on the subject of the Gunpowder Plot, apparently written by Milton in preparation for the larger work. [2]
At the end of the song, Lennon sings the lines "Remember, remember / The Fifth of November", followed by the sound of an explosion. [7] The words are from the English nursery rhyme "Remember, Remember, the Fifth of November", [8] and refer to Guy Fawkes Night, a British public holiday that is celebrated with fireworks and bonfires. [9]
COMMENT: Thanks to the increasing cost of putting on a public display, 5 November is fast becoming ‘No-Fireworks Night’ – but there’s a good reason why we musn’t let our civil festivals ...
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was an unsuccessful attempted regicide against King James VI of Scotland and I of England by a group of English Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, who considered their actions attempted tyrannicide and who sought regime change in England after decades of religious persecution.
November 5th is Bank Transfer Day, and its timing is no accident. Kristen Christian, the person who thought up the idea, chose the date that was once popular in Britain as Guy Fawkes Day. But Bank ...
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