Gunpowder, Treason and Plot: The Plan to Kill a King
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- This is our last video for October - we’re keeping it macabre with a tale of treason and torture - but this one also looks forward to a big night of the U.K. that is happening at the start of next month. November 5th… Bonfire Night… when we commemorate the escape of a king and his parliament from certain death…
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Images (from Wikimedia Commons, unless otherwise stated):
Smoke and flame fill the air at the Lewes Bonfire Celebrations and Processions in the town centre this evening. Photograph taken by Simon Dack 5 November 2009. From: www.theargus.c...
An effigy of Prime Minister David Cameron is paraded through the town of Lewes in East Sussex where an annual bonfire night procession is held by the Lewes Bonfire Societies. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Thursday November 5, 2015. From: www.theargus.c...
Children preparing for Guy Fawkes night celebrations at Chirk (1954). Photographed by Geoff Charles; held by Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / The National Library of Wales from Wales/Cymru.
Lewes Bonfire Parade 2017 which involves a parade and display celebrating Guy Fawkes Night at Lewes, East Sussex, UK. 5th November 2017. From: www.theargus.c...
“The Allegorical Portrait of Elizabeth I with Old Father Time and Death” by an unknown artist of the English school (c.1610). Held at Corsham Court, Wiltshire.
Portrait of Robert Carey, 1st Earl of Monmouth by an unknown artist (c.1591). Held by the National Trust at Montacute House.
Screenshot from Google Maps of walk from Richmond Palace to Holyrood Palace.
Portrait of James I of England in state robes by Paul van Somer I (c.1620). Held by the Royal Collection.
Queen Elizabeth I of England in her coronation robes by an unknown artist (c.1600). Held by the National Portrait Gallery
Portrait of Anne of Denmark attributed to John de Critz (c.1605). Held by the National Maritime Museum, London.
Portrait of Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton by an unknown artist (early 17th century). Held in an unknown collection.
Portrait of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland, wearing Chancellor's Robes and the Garter Ribbon by Anthony van Dyck (on or after 1641). Held by the National Trust at Petworth House.
Portrait of Lady Arbella Stuart by Robert Peake the elder (1605). Held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
“The Gunpowder Plot Conspirators” by an unknown artist (c.1605). Held by the National Portrait Gallery.
The cellar underneath the House of Lords, as drawn by William Capon (1799).
Portrait of Charles I of England, while still a prince, by Robert Peake the elder (c.1610). Held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery; National Galleries of Scotland.
Princess Elizabeth (Elizabeth of Bohemia, 'The Winter Queen'), aged seven by Robert Peake the elder (1603). Held by the National Maritime Museum.
The letter sent to Lord Monteagle a few days before parliament warning him of an attack (October 1605). This file is from the collections of The National Archives (United Kingdom), catalogued under document record SP14/216.
Portrait of William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle and 11th Baron Morley by John de Critz (c.1615). Held by the Berger Collection; Denver Art Museum
“The Discovery of the Gunpowder Plot and the Taking of Guy Fawkes” by Henry Perronet Briggs (1823). Held by the Laing Art Gallery.
The execution of Guy Fawkes and his co-conspirators by Nicolaes Visscher, of an unknown date but given to the National Portrait Gallery, London in 1916.
Quoted texts:
Variations of the nursery rhyme about the Gunpowder Plot.
Also consulted, were:
The various entries on the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography that relate to the people mentioned in today’s video.
National Archives information on the signatures of Guy Fawkes: v
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Thomas Winter’s confession - Salisbury MS 113/54
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"John Johnson" a name that just *screams* "I'm not using an alibi, nope not at all".
(insert joke about doing "Job" at "Place" here)
Your lurid descriptions of how Bonfire night is celebrated in modernity and the facial expressions that went with them are worth the price of admission. I was aware of the history, but not aware of how it's celebrated now, so that was a treat.
I'm interested to know your thoughts on if Robert son of Lord Burleigh and the chief spymaster knew about the plot in advance and was just waiting until the conspirators got together each rope to hang, draw and quarter themselves so to speak.
I am also new to your channel and just wanted to say a quick hi and thank you. I'm trapped in my house with some health issues for a while and I really appreciate the company and info! In the states when your health gets wobbly they give you a bunch of REALLY good drugs so if I can still understand what you are talking about then you MUST be doing a great job! Thanks again 😀
I'd love to hear some speculation about who was to take the throne ....
Dr. Kat thank you from the bottom of my heart I now 67yrs and have acquired offspring to the Nth degree my grand children give me that stare when I declare we are not the 51st of the Union and my Great-Grandchildren scare the shite of of me I used to find me and my older brothers construction in an old pram base Scary Ho Hum So getting back on track thank you for Guy Fawkes night
That was fascinating - I’m from New Zealand and I remember this day as a bit of a party with fireworks and rushing about with a sparkler. Australia doesn’t seem to have a Guy Fawkes celebration- though calling it a celebration seems a touch macabre now I understand the background a little more fully.
Amazing that they kept adding people to the conspiracy, or at least to knowledge of the conspiracy. I guess they had not heard that aphorism that 2 (let alone so many!) can keep a secret if one of them is dead. It is also amazing that they had the nerve even to think of such a plot considering the extreme nastiness of the punishment that awaited them if they were to be caught, which was likely! Thanks, Dr. Kat. Another informative and fascinating video!
I spent part of my childhood in Bermuda which is where, at the age of about 9, I learned about Guy Fawkes Day. I am a grandmother now, but I remember well the fireworks and the sparklers in November, instead of in July, which was all I had known living here in the U.S. prior to the move to Bermuda.
As an American, I have always been very confused about who Guy Fawkes was and what he did. I was told in York, when I saw his house where he lived, that he led the Gunpowder rebellion but there were so many pieces and people to it to understand that it made no sense. I thought somehow he was a hero the way a holiday was made after him. Your explanation of the incident and the people involved was so much clearer and concise that is was a joy to actually comprehend it. What a great teacher you are. You took something very convoluted and made it so much more understandable without losing a really good story line. As usual, your retrospective is perfect for explaining the intricate nuances without losing the excitement of the events. Brava. 🌺🌸
Watching this on November 8th. Very interesting to learn all this! Thank you for these videos!
Thank you Kat, really interesting with extra detail xx
In the 1960s, we would rush off to the Local newsagent and use our Pennies to Buy Bangers and Various Rockets. Depending on our Haul..!
Being Guilty of not giving it to Charity at all..!
In fact Annoying the local neighborhood was our Main Aim..!
Ratbags we were..!! Some of my Fondest memories remain even at the age of 65 yrs old. November was the Best..!!
Great Video, Detail. Thank you.
Cheers kim in Oz. 😎
Where I lived as a child in the sixties, there were bonfires in every back garden. We an our nextdoor neighbours would take turns setting off the fire works to make the fireworks "display"last longer.
@@cennethadameveson3715 Yep we would have 3 or 4 family groups in our Backyard. Eveyone bringing their Collection. And it would be a Night of Gunpowder and Hot potatoes cooked in the Bonfire.
The Thing most Amusing was The Parents would behave like Children too.
We never had any Accidents thankfully. Although at one point A 'Helicopter type" firework, Landed in the Big box of Fireworks.
A quick thinking parent flicked it out of the Box, before it all went off in One big Bang..!
After that 'Lid on Box' rules were Attended to a little more Strictly..!!
Great memories of joy..!! 😎
I truly love your videos. It provides a better understanding of the rich history of your country, plus the unknown side stories that you bring to life. Very entertaining, thank you.
Bonfire Night is my birthday, so I do love a good video about it! Great work as ever!
All very interesting 🤨😉🤨 Take care and have fun!!! 😷😎😷
When you describe the bonfire night traditions out loud it sounds totally deranged but growing up with it is perfectly normally
As an American, I know about as much as the poem and "V: For Vendetta explained. Thanks for making this. Like most things in history, the common story is only a small portion of the true story.
V for vendetta has nothing to do with the 5 th
I never heard the full poem about Guy Fawkes. Interesting ... Bonfire night sounds almost like Funkensonntag where I grew up. Big fires and fireworks.
Ooh, what does that celebrate?
@@ReadingthePast The end of the winter, actually. Every community builds a kind of a stake (the higher the better) and put a witch puppet filled with fireworks on top. If that thing doesn't explode in the end, it's a bad omen (apparently) and you have to bury the puppet the next day. Also, on that evening, people in the villages have fireworks and eat together. It is quite an event in Vorarlberg (the most western state of Austria)
@@Mamaki1987 that’s really interesting, thank you ☺️
Unfortunately I lived in Northern Ireland and we didn’t really celebrate 5th we were more into Halloween. Maybe because of Roman Catholics being quite numerous. Once the ‘Troubles’ started, fireworks got banned pretty quick. I think it is only organised events that have fireworks and that is recently.
The main change that banning fireworks caused was that A & E departments in hospitals stopped having such horrible injuries in due to fireworks.
Watching this on the 5th as fireworks fill the sky outside and the dog trembles and whines beside me
Sure Fawkes would love to see the Brits now burning effigies of prominent political leaders instead of him😂
That was so interesting - thank you. I always wondered about that engraving. I always assumed that the three men with their hands in the centre, Catesby, Wright and Percy, were the ringleaders? I like that you've made me think again!
Thank you so much 😊🎃👻
Sad you don't enjoy Fireworks Night, Dr Kat; I would love to go to the Lewes display and miss going to a fireworks display. Must remember our history!
Hi Beverly, I don’t dislike fireworks displays at all, in fact, I go most years. Lewes is a bit scary to me because of the fire procession through the town - I used to live nearby and heard tales of people throwing fireworks into the crowd.
Also, lots of people who watch this channel aren’t from the U.K. so I can understand how celebrated the failure of a bombing with explosions might seem a little close to the knuckle 😬
@@ReadingthePast the "fire procession" is a torch light procession, yes there are fire carts but these are to gather the spent torches. Fireworks are not thrown into the crowd rather dropped at the feet of those walking in ranks, and when the crowd so throw Fireworks that is when it gets dangerous to sound petty it's a local tradition and for locals
I’ve always felt quite sad for guy fawlkes… not that I ever really understood what he was executed for but I’ve never enjoyed watching him burn
How much actual damage do you think the gunpowder would have done if they had been successful . Obviously loss of many lives but I’m thinking of all the administrative side of things . Important documents etc Complete mayhem all round I imagine
I remember a story that the pupils of Fawkes' old school in York didn't indulge in Bon fire night as it's not the done thing to burn one of the old boys.
Imagine if lady Jane grey was never killed and her and Gilford had children and she was alive in 1603 and became queen of England and then this gun powder plot happened what would her reaction be I wonder to this gunpowder plot would she have made Guy Fawkes punishment worse
I doubt in that timeline Fawkes and friends would even exist as things would be so vastly different.
@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 what do you mean they won’t exist they would have
@@raumaanking Fawkes and the other conspirators were all born well over a decade into Elizabeth’s reign. Given how radically different history would’ve gone had Queen Jane continued to reign over England, it’s quite possible that the events of this timeline could’ve caused the parents of the conspirators to never meet and thus never conceive any children, or to die before conceiving children, or conceive different children that wouldn’t become plotters.
@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 hmm interesting
When I was a child, we used to do Penny for the Guy.
It's interesting that EI would even consider James VI as a successor given the fact he had a wife w/ (secret) Catholic Sympathies. I realize the two had never met but, didn't she find out about this through her band of spies?
Also why is Fawkes, first name different on the picture you provide?
I'm trying to understand why British people would find this, "useful". Has someone threatened that cute little Queen?
In order to understand why ''Guido Fawlkes" became the central character in Bonfire Night and why said night happens at all, you'd have to delve into the history of jacobean propaganda finding its way into popular celebrations. A lot could be commented on the woodcut image of the conspirators, but before we can make a start, we must know...who commissioned it? was it the plotters, like in the case of the Babington plot, or was it people working for James? Bonfire Night is the result of the attacked crown abducting the narrative and weaponising some of its aspects.
Here's to you getting to 100K subscribers before the new year.
That would be really cool! 🤞 Perhaps that would call for a celebratory live stream? 🌟
My mind is snagged by the idea of the unknown "regent" they had in mind. I'm sure historians have made their own lists in order of likelihood.
Probably themselves
Some have suggested that Catesby would not have been devastated if some of the lords who were supposed to be diverted from attending Westminster on 5th turned up instead. If this is the case he may have intended to hold the reins of power more firmly than once thought.
Of course, it’s also possible that they intended to react to any given situation and had no significant plan 🤷🏻♀️
"We are a completely normal country." 😅
Please make Morr playlist I know it doesn't seem important line but I love to sleep you you
Totally off topic, but every time you welcome us, it makes me chuckle.. your use of the phrase "you're very welcome" is odd to "American English" ears.. I keep listening for the "thank you". 🙂
I live in the Midwest and I have heard the phases “you’re very welcome” and “you’re most welcome” all the time. Albeit, it mostly from the older generations…boomers and back.
@@kathrynmast916 me too, but usually prefaced with "thank you"..
@@kathrynmast916 ah, welcoming bloomers?
@@TheMogregory Dang autocorrect! Boomers, of which one I am! That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. LOL
Lol ....we are a totally normal country lol
I’ll never like James, nope.
Don’t care if he was brainwashed - to not come to his mother Mary Queen of Scots aid when she begged for help from her son via letter, and to ignore her is unforgivable to me. That story has always bothered me.
A. She was murderer and had been essentially chased out of Scotland by angry nobles.
B. Any attempted prison break would’ve meant war with England.
C. She would’ve been a rival claimant to the throne.
In short, an attempt by James to rescue his mother would’ve cost Scottish lives, pissed off the nobles who wouldn’t have wanted Mary back, obliterated his chances of ever peacefully succeeding the Throne of England, and quite possibly have cost him his throne or even his life if the nobles revolted or if Mary and other Catholics staged a coup to put her back on the throne and return Scotland to Catholicism. Lastly there’s a high possibility that any breakout attempt could fail and result in Mary getting killed sooner, costing James his chance at getting England and gaining him nothing in return.
@@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527 I’m a historian, well aware of the history. 🙏🏻✨
This is so interesting!
It’s pure speculation of course, but a possible reason why bonfires and burning effigies were adopted with such enthusiasm is related to the much earlier pagan custom of lighting bonfires at the waning of the year, around November, to encourage the return of the Sun. Who knows? We Brits love a good excuse for a party and burning a few effigies maybe appeals to something deep in our psyche. Someone else already commented that the Danes like doing this too, so given our history with them, maybe there’s a connection?
I thought the same thing re burning man
As an American hearing you state you come from a completely normal country made me laugh. Looking at the Southern US including my home in Tennessee and thinking hell we don't even try to hide our crazy anymore. If we ever did in the first place. I'd love to hear more about King James I and his changing views on "witches". Thanks for your hard work and highly entertaining content.
@sayjay198080 I grew up in Alabama and you have it right.
I live in a province in Canada 🇨🇦, Alberta, I'll name it, that is being called the Texas of the North with how our Priemer is handling the plague. It is truly embarrassing. 🤗 We do have alot of oil, and know as having some of the best beef in the world. So the reference has been a long one but, how he's handling things is so bad!!! The military had to send us nurses cuz how bad our hospitals got. 🥺🤨🥺 I feel ya.
@@theguest4516 Big hugs. I feel you deeply on the pandemic issues that just added to the crazy. Take heart my Canadian friend. Election season is coming. With any luck and more than a few (What do they call it? Ah yes! Liberal) liberal individuals, things will get better for y'all. I hope the same for all of us.
@@sayjay198080 yes vote to not have a virus. maybe people will stop dieing.
We southerners put our crazy on the front porch and give it a glass of sweet tea.
Dr. Kat, if you ever had the time or inclination, I would so love and appreciate it if you could curate a reading list of some of the topics you have covered. I so enjoy your videos and would love to delve further into some of them, but sometimes have difficulty ferreting out which books are accurate and/or helpful. A guided or recommended reading list from you would be amazing. Perhaps the community could vote on particular lists we would most like? Maybe one day you also might consider proctoring a monthly or bimonthly reading club? I'm sure you're frightfully busy, but I do hope you might consider it. Thank you so very much for all of the amazing content you have produced for us. You've reignited in me a love of history I thought I'd misplaced after university.
Yes please. I would love that too! I nearly always try to learn more about the people, places, things you present Dr. Kat.
Yes real life is more fascinating gory and exciting than anything written for fiction/live action. We humans are a crazy bunch. When I read or watch historical programs i often am often left speechless and think What the hell were you thinking? Especially when those pesky Tudors are involved.😉
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As a child we always celebrated Bonfire Night. These days I enjoy watching all the neighbourhood fireworks. I'm Roman Catholic. Daft huh!
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My catholic family always celebrated it too. Any excuse for a bonfire! ;)
As a child I did too, not Catholic, just American. But my grandmother LOVED an excuse to put black powder in a bonfire!
Your reaction at 24:40ish about drying the gunpowder in front of a fire! 😂😂 Classic!
In New Zealand, we let off fireworks on the 5th Nov , we don't call it Bonfire Night or burn effigies but it is known here as Guy Fawkes , I don't believe many Kiwis actually know the history behind why we do this , funny thing is November is Spring Time in New Zealand , all the kids have to wait until around 9:30 at night to see anything because we have Daylight saving beginning in October here. As usual another entertaining video with appropriate facial expressions from the talented Dr Kat
Being in Lewes on Bonifire Night is amazing and also completely bonkers. It is soooo crowded, so much noise, bright lights and lots of fizz bangs. All the shops on the main streets have to be board up (which was great as it meant we finished early). It was fine for me as we could watch from the 1st floor bay windows, drink tea, eat hot food and walk to our loo. If you are out in the streets, its usually bitterly cold and be prepared that if you drink, good luck finding a loo!!! plus waiting for a train home afterwards, time to freeze your assets on the platform. Good grief, we are a mad lot, great isnt it :D
Trains this year aren't stopping in Lewes from 5pm until Saturday morning!
I grew up only a few miles from Lewes and had a direct train route but never went to Lewes itself because of the lack of public transport on Bonfire Night. Did our little town effigy parade instead. Do feel like I missed out on something though.
One thing the video didn't say was that in Sussex, lots of towns and villages have a bonfire society and one does a parade each week leading back, so some bonfire parades are way back in September. Good memories of watching the flaming torches though and my dad was often in it dressed up as a pirate for some unknown reason.
Hope their pets are sent to places outside of the village beforehand… this must be terrifying for them.
It would be great if you could do the Babington plot.
Great suggestion, thank you 😊 I’ll pop it on my list 🌟
And if you have time in that vid talk about about both Elizabeth movies used it for plot due to how historically inaccurate they were
I lived in Newfoundland Canada for 20 years. They have bonfire night every November 5th. The bonfires are all over the island.
Fun fact Kit Harrington is related to Catesby through his mother's side and played him in the HBO miniseries about this.
He is also related to John Harrington who invented the first flushed toilet
In one word, Kit Harrington is posh.
I watched this last week. It's very good telling of what went on.
I am Brazilian and live in England since 2007. The gunfire plot always got my interest and I knew it was against the king but wasn’t aware it was due to religion… thank you Dr Kat for your videos and this one in particular. It is very interesting and you are extremely knowledgeable!
I'm a very new subscriber and I just love your delivery, style, and the topics you cover. Thanks oh so much, Dr. Kat!!!
For Halloween, it would be interesting to do a video on the witch trials that took place in Scotland during the reign of King James. Love your channel!
My ex-husband's stepfather was in the US Navy and was stationed in Wales while my ex was a child. He attended the local British school system there. He has told me stories of going around asking for pennies for the Guy.
Burning an effigy on a bonfire seems such a pagan thing to do, I wonder if part of the popularity of bonfire night is that it is embedded in our cultural dna. I can imagine us doing that thousands of years ago, not just a few hundred years ago. Our true spirit and nature echoing through the ages. Or we just like burning things.
In our house it's "Remember, remember, the fifth of November . . . because it's Daddy's birthday!". No bonfires, though. Just a cake with candles.
This is the nicest and clearest depiction of what used to be a muddled narrative in my mind...until now. Thank you.
My birthday is on Nov 5 and as a kid I didn't really understand the history of Bonfire Night but I loved telling people that they set off fireworks in England "for my birthday".
Me, too!
Dr Kat!
Thank you so much for incredibly interesting videos.
I just love it when someone uses the term “voluntold”! 😆
Interesting. It is clear I didn't know that much about Guy Fawkes. I thought he was caught red handed, so to speak, and those working with him, ran for the hills -- some escaped and some did not. Since US history doesn't really cover this plot, I have learned about it here and there. Thank you for a more detailed explanation.
Rookwood, Morgan etal had crossed a river and they were worried that the gunpowder had gotten wet, which was why they did the bonkers thing of spreading it out in front of a fire to dry out.
I mean… imagine if they had succeeded… if they ended up in charge 😬 they are the princes of bad choices 🤣🤣🤣
We used to celebrate Guy Fawkes night in Australia when I was a kid. These days it’s long forgotten. Fireworks are illegal, and going around lighting fires in November would also probably get you locked up.
It was fun though…
Thanks for reciting the whole poem and the different versions! I never knew the whole thing, so it was fun for me
When you show the two signatures of Guy Fawkes side by side, in the "before" signature it looks like he signed himself "Guido Fawkes." Same in the illustration of the conspirators. I found that interesting that it seems he preferred the Italian version of his name, even though that is not the version he is remembered by today.
Hammond from Top Gear/The Grand Tour, hosted a documentary where they built a replica of Westminster at the time, filled it with mannequins of all the nobles and people who'd have been there, then filled their basement with the same amount of gun powder (made to that time periods specifications), and blew it up. Their goal was to see just how destructive it could have been if the conspirators had actually done it. The explosion was spectacular! It's a pretty fun watch if you're interested.
I watched the film V For Vendetta recently. It was really good, despite the political message of the original comic being diluted.
In it, the first stanza of the poem is referenced a couple of times.
Here in Canada, Bonfire Night has been celebrated in Newfoundland and Labrador for as long as I can remember…
Strange that England sets off fireworks for saving the King, while we in America set off fireworks on the 4th of July for declaring independence from the King.
I grew up being told about the wider conspirators, but maybe because my grandparents lived a couple of miles from Holbeche House where Catesby and crew were hiding out. It's a care home now!
Thank you for the added information 🌟
Ooooh, I love discussion about how tightly religion and politics have come up through the ages… “portal for treason”, such a good term, making me want to think about way too many tangents! Ok, I’ve spouted my nonsense, I must focus now on the Doctor’s words.
As an American I think this sounds like a fun holiday! Can think of quite a few contemporary politicians we could burn in effigy!
Someone Orange
@@lynnpayne9519 The Orange guy who had hospital ships and supplies in March 2020 but the Dems mocked him for how he said China and called him and all others racists for wanting to shut the boarder as they instead forced, yes forced, C positives into nursing homes where are elderly died but they didn't need to and the news lied about everything we could see with our own eyes as they lied to fools about reality and spread division and praise of guys like Cuomo who signed that nursing homes must take C positives? That Orange guy? The one I was made to hate for years till I realized he wasn't the bad guy? Pay attention to where the lies, censorship, and duress are coming from? Hint, it wasn't Orange guy. Why don't you do what I do. Be so shocked that people could like him that you actually start to go to the primary sources and be humbled by what you find out. Care. I don't just mean that the way propaganda has been shoved that word down our throats to mean spread the lies and stay in fear. I could tell you real things I have seen but my comment would get removed. Think about that!
@@lynnpayne9519 Also, I joined the 8,000,000 MORE that voted for Orange this time. That made him the most popular president of all time till a few hours of pause and 4AM when B became more popular than any other. Really? I NEVER thought I would vote for him but he wasn't only better, he was NEEDED as real people looked around and found out what was really going on. Look at what is going on now, do you still not see it? Seriously, I had to humble to look into him and now I am humbled by finding out he was far from the bad guy, he was one of the few good guys that actually cared. Do you care? Or will you repeat what you have been shown to repeat? Like I used to.
Oh yay! This is a topic I’ve been confused about… are we cheering him for trying, or that he failed? Double yay, I wrote that within the opening music!!
@Kim Alison ahhh yes, I see where you’re coming from.
@@danielleswan3602 hi I was going to ask imagine if lady Jane grey was never killed by Bloody Mary and her and Gilford had a happy life and she had children and if she was still alive in 1603 and became queen of England and she was still alive in 1605 when the gun powder plot happened what would her reaction be and what would guy Fawkes death be worse then what james did or less in your opinion
@@raumaanking Jane was a pretty zealous protestant and Elizabeth's attitude towards her sisters Katherine and Mary's marriages shows she wasn't keen to have rivals around who could be rallied around as possible successors.
@@EmoBearRights yeah but Jane still could have been queen since her marriage with Gilford was valid Would their have been a competition between 3 woman Elizabeth the 1 Mary queen of Scots and Lady Jane Grey to be queen of England
@@raumaanking holy crap, that’s way too many suppositions for my tiny brain to contemplate. I can barely understand the gist of history that is! 😂
What do you think?
Thanks for this great explanation. As an American, I've never understood this. . .um, unique ritual of observing this event. Can I ask - had the 1 ton of gunpowder exploded, how much damage would the surrounding area have taken? What, beyond the Parliament building, would have also been lost? I would imagine there would have been a lot of innocent lives lost in collateral damage.
There is a fascinating documentary on You tube with Richard Hammond of Top Gear fame, where they actually build Parliament as it was then and blow it up using the same amount of gunpowder. You will never watch an action movie with explosions in the same way again! We all know they are hokum, but just How Much will become immediately apparent. ua-cam.com/video/h1b2w4GxBU0/v-deo.html
I thought naming the Phoenix in Harry Potter Fawkes was clever. Nobody in America really knows much about Guy Fawkes day. I smiled at the reference.
As I discovered, Charles II put an end to the effigy burnings, in the 1670's, after the so called popish plots, and fireworks were only to be used on 25th November to celebrate Queen Catherine's birthday.
Ok, definitely burning the traitor. But why is Fawkes the guy? I’m so much more confused now, and will have to rewatch this a few times.
Very interesting. I do know Guy Fawkes cheated his execution by dying by hanging but they still did the rest
They say that the more people know about a conspiracy, the quicker it is found out. I think that might have been Catesby's problem. Throughout the whole affair he was trying to get more and more people involved so it was probably only logical that someone eventually decided that they didn't like the sound of it and thus alerted Lord Monteagle. Either that or it wasn't any of the conspirators at all but a servant who spilled the beans. No doubt Catesby and Percy had servants around them so maybe one of them overheard and squealed.
It’s always amused me how salty the Catholic Church was simply because Elizabeth refused to be apart of it lol, like get over yourselfs
Oh, we danes can one up you with the effigy burning. In the week after the summer solstice we celebrate Saint Hans night, and it is customary to build an effigy of a witch and burn her on the bonfire, while we sing about how all witches should be burned to cleanse evil. The witch is almost allways a female effigy, and the most famous danish witch trials resulted in women being burned at the stake.
Very interesting video and topic! I first saw that engraving of the gunpowder conspirators some time in my early teens, and I remember thinking even then that it was no wonder that the plot leaked. Far too many heads, and now you tell us that Catesby brought in even more people.
Your mention of Anne of Denmark led me down several rabbit holes on Wikipedia, and now I want to find out even more about the disastrous North Sea journey, the one that led to the first witchcraft trials in Denmark and Scotland. Do you know if anyone has studied it closer? From what I can find out, the Danish Admiral who had been in charge of the fleet accused Christoffer Valkendorf, treasurer of the Danish realm, of poorly outfitting the ships -- at least one of them sprang a leak -- but Valkendorf got out of the charge. Because witchcraft. Hmm. With the North Sea being a rough crossing at the best of times, I'd have said that setting sail in September wasn't the smartest thing to do...
The festival certainly has a history that's... dare i say it? Horrible. Not least because it has been linked to sectarianism and religious intolerance. But it's largely been stripped of those associations now. Those anti-Catholic verses that kids used to chant are, thankfully, mostly long forgotten. So enjoy the beautiful fireworks and the delicious baked potatoes.
Could you pleas include Arabic subtitles to your videos Thank you
Living in Brighton, I've often had the opportunity of visiting Lewes on Bonfire night. Yeah, it can get a little hairy to say to least. However, it's very atmospheric, the processions of people walking through this old county town holding burning torches, the people in costume and, of course, the effigy of a public figure paraded through the streets and then put upon a bonfire. That always gets a big cheer. The last time I saw it, it was David Cameron doing something rather unpleasant with a pig! I wonder who it will be this year?
A wonderful telling of the tale, thanks! As a lad, even though a Catholic child, I loved bonfire night, making the Guy and burning it, all the fireworks and fun. As I got older, though no longer a Catholic, I did wonder at the ritual burning of a Catholic that the nation enjoyed every year - it seemed distasteful. I even stopped enjoying fireworks when I saw how they frightened my pets. I wouldn't want it banned, but if it fell out of favour naturally, I wouldn't shed a tear for the passing of this tradition.
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ooh boy looking forward to this one!
We used to spend hours collecting wood on our estate. Making guys etc, taking them around houses collecting money. It brought all the kids together for a purpose. We've lost that now. Kids didn't think much about the meaning we were taught because it was harmless and we were having fun.
Hi Dr. Kat!
I’ve been catching up with all of your videos, and I’m so very glad I found you! You’re brilliant! Your videos are perfect!
I’ve accidentally clicked the dislike a couple times (fat fingers) and quickly switched from dislike to like, as originally intended. 🥰
Thank you so much for sharing your extensive knowledge with us! I’ll keep (attempting to) hit the like button as I catch up! ❤️
Sorry for another post so soon afterwards....
Would you be willing to do a separate video on the following diarist? This is something that was chronicled on the, "Voices of the Past Channel"
Just came across a book tie-in reference to this video. A commenter of the video, "Diary of an Executioner", mentions that the video excerpts, were purportedly from a BOOK, called "The Autobiography of a Hunted Priest". The diarist of this video was purportedly familiar w/ some of the co-conspirators of the GPP, that you talk about.
Very early in our Revolution, George Washington went to Boston to take command of the Continental army--mostly a bunch of ragged militias.
Boston celebrated the day as Pope Night, reflecting the rabid anti Catholicism of the city's Puritan founders. Washington suppressed the celebration because it was hoped the Catholics of Quebec might join the rebellion.
They did not--after winning the country in the Seven Years War, Britain had allowed them to remain French speaking Catholics. This toleration was, in fact, one of the many grievances New England had against the Old Country.
In the next century, of course, Irish immigrants changed Boston's demographics.
Seasonal note: those immigrants brought Halloween to the USA...
I used to love making a "Guy" and begging people "Penny for the Guy". I'm 57. Haven't seen kids doing that for 40 years. 😪😪😔
A very wise woman, Queen Elizabeth II. They want to peer into our souls nowadays.
I attended International Schools in Europe as a child. I remember ... " Remember ...Remember the 5th of November" but I couldn't remember why. Thank you for 'reminding' me.
Throughly enjoyed it, looking fwd to hear about Charles 1 & 2 or maybe James 2nd reign, a very not spoken period of English history....somehow the Tudors era has taken over in popularity contest followed by victoriana era...I also thank you for the King John video, loved it🙏💜
For whatever reason, Bonfire Night either did not cross the Atlantic with the English who colonized America, or it fizzled out if it did, with so many other traditions flowing in. Today Halloween with its wonderfully spooky atmosphere and costume parties is what we celebrate, courtesy, I understand, of ancient Celtic traditions brought over by the Irish in the 18th and19th centuries. When I was a kid, Halloween was second only to Christmas as the most exciting and eagerly anticipated holiday, and it seems to have gotten even bigger with the passing years. I think dressing up as your favorite imaginary character to get a treasure trove of candy has making a ragged effigy of Guy Fawkes completely beaten as a fun and exciting autumn holiday tradition. I will take "Trick or Treat" over "Penny for the Guy" any day!
When parliament is opened they still search the cellars.
dr kat i know you cant comment but im thinking you are excited dr starkey is back.
If you don't already have it, please find a copy of "The Untidy Little Hedgehog". This children's story ends on November 5th. Will the hedgehog save the day?