PBS5d
The Gunpowder Plot: The Mural on the Tube
Every year, much of Britain still celebrates Guy Fawkes night, his night on the 5th of November. The Gunpowder plot has become a nice, family friendly party night with bonfires and fireworks and ...
Daily Star on MSN5d
'I'm an American living in the UK - I've never hard of these 12 British icons'
A US expat has dished out a list of 12 cultural icons that she'd "never heard of" before hopping across the pond, which are ...
US expat reveals 12 cultural icons Brits love that no one in US has ever heard of
Kaly shared a list of 12 British cultural icons that many Brits would take for granted, but are apparently unknown across the ...
Smithsonian Magazine6d
How Guy Fawkes, Figurehead of the Gunpowder Plot, Avoided the Full Horrors of Execution by Hanging, Drawing and Quartering
The Catholic conspirator jumped or fell from the gallows on this day in 1606, breaking his neck before the executioner could ...
Yellow Advertiser6d
It happened today – this day in history – January 31
1953: A car ferry sinks in the Irish Sea in one of the worst gales of the winter, claiming the lives of up to 130 passengers and crew. On the same day, Isthmian League side Walthamstow Avenue draw 1-1 ...