Our effigy in all of his fiery glory! Photo by Penny Maple

Today, my friends, is a grand holiday–Guy Fawkes Day.  Guy Fawkes Day is a celebration in the United Kingdom of November 5, 1605, the day the Gunpowder Plot was discovered and prevented.  Guy Fawkes was one of the conspirators of the Plot.  They planned to assassinate King James I and replace him with his daughter Princess Elizabeth.  You see, the King was protestant and these Catholics weren’t very happy about that, so they figured they could put a bunch of gunpowder underneath Parliament House and kaboom!  A crispy king. Continue Reading →