“Remember, remember,
the Fifth of November,
the Gunpowder Treason and Plot.
I know of no reason,
why the Gunpowder Treason,
should ever be forgot”
“But what of the man?
I know his name was Guy Fawkes and I know, in 1605, he attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.
But, who was he really? What was he like?
We are told to remember the idea, not the man, because a man can fail.
He can be caught, he can be killed and forgotten, but 400 years later, an idea can still change the world.
I’ve witnessed first hand the power of ideas, I’ve seen people kill in the name of them, and die defending them.
You cannot kiss an idea, cannot touch it, or hold it.
Ideas do not bleed, they do not feel pain, they do not love.
And it is not an idea that I miss, it is a man.
A man who made me remember the Fifth of November.
A man who I will never forget.”
It’s that time of the year again, ladies and gentlemen.
It is exactly 406 years since John Wright, Christopher Wright, Thomas Percy, Thomas Wintour, Thomas Bates, Guy Fawkes, Robert Keyes, Robert Wintour, John Grant, Sir Ambrose Rookwood, Sir Everard Digby and Francis Tresham attempted to blow up Parliament, under its opening. The most famous of the men is Guy Fawkes. He had 10 years of military experience, so Fawkes was in charge of the explosives. He was caught in the House of Parliaments cellar with many barrels of gunpowder. And was later tried as a traitor, along with six others, for their conspiracy against the government.
Wearing a gray today, if you do to, you’re awesome.
Susanne A. Bøhm
(Quotes from the movie “V for Vendetta”)
