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	Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night - http://www.bonfirenight.net/ Explains why English people like to gather round bonfires once a year to burn effigies and watch fireworks.
	Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night - http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199488 Short summary of the celebrations and a conversation forum.
	Kidproj: Guy Fawkes Night - http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/mcc0422.html A student from England provides a brief overview of the holiday.
	History of Guy Fawkes - http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html Provides a historical background of the holiday as well as information about how it is celebrated today.
	Bonfires - http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5567/firehist.html The history and usage of the bonfire.

	Guy Fawkes Night - http://www.novareinna.com/festive/guy.html General overview of the celebrations and the ceremonial trappings of the event.
	Guy Fawkes Plot was Devastating - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3240135.stm How Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, experts say, from BBC News.
	The History of the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes - http://www.edenbridgetown.com/bonfire_night/bonfire_society/history1.shtml Presents a short history of the Plot and plotters, along with a detailed look at how Guy Fawkes Day has been celebrated over the years.
	Gunpowder Plot No Flash in the Pan - http://www.cronaca.com/archives/001662.html Describes the damage that would have resulted had the plotters been successful. From Cronaca.
	Guy Fawkes Night - http://www.lasalle.es/corrales/eso/webcal/guyfawkes/index.htm A simple but interesting explanation of the events, with recipes and history of the Houses of Parliament, good for the younger ones.

	Remember Remember - http://www.remember-remember.com/ A musical version of the events with resources for teaching.
	Bonfire Night, 11.05.03 - http://flakmag.com/misc/fawkes.html A summary of the celebrations, and history from the Flak Magazine.
	Fireworks Night - http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/10.html An Englishman`s explanation of Bonfire Night to the outside world.
	Guy Fawkes Festivals - http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/xtracts/lhstgf01.html How bonfire night was celebrated in Somerset, UK in 1889.
	Web Ring : Bonfire Society Night Celebrations - http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=bonfiresocietyni;id=1;hub A collection of sites, all with the same interest of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night.

	Treason - http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/treason/whatif.html History of the Gunpowder Plot from Channel 4 in London, England. Features an interview with Ronald Hutton, professor of history at the University of Bristol.
	Guy Fawkes Celebration - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577067/Fawkes_Guy.html A brief outline of the events from Microsoft Encarta.
	Guy Fawkes' Night - http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/bonfire.html Origins, customs and traditions of Bonfire Night.
	Did You Know? Bonfires - http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/homemake/didknow2.htm Explanation of the use of the word "bonfire."
	Bonfire Night - http://barryoneoff.co.uk/html/bonfire_night.html How the 5th of November used to be celebrated in the East End area of London.

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