Remember, remember, the fifth of November -
Gunpowder treason and plot;
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot. [Anon]
And I see no reason why I should take the trouble of creating another collage to mark the occasion. It’s been twelve months since I posted this one, and the chances are that you missed it first time round. For those of you unfamiliar with British traditions, Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the attempt to blow up James I and Parliament at Westminster on 5th November, 1605. Unfortunately for Guy, the attempt was unsuccessful. James, described by the King of France, as “the wisest fool in Christendom”, reigned for another twenty years, and fathered Charles I - the one who lost his head.
