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1550
1550
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Apr 13, 1570
13 April 1570
Guy Fawkes was born in York -
24 March 1603
King James I was crowned King of England -
March 1605
Guy and his friends rented a basement located underneath the House of Lords, and started to fill it with barrels of gunpowder -
26 October 1605
Lord Monteagle received a letter saying something bad is happening on 5 November -
1 November 1605
Lord Monteagle shows the letter to King James I -
5 November 1605
Guy Fawkes was arrested in the basement of the houses of Parliament -
31 January 1606
Guy Fawkes was put to death -
5 November 1606
After people found out that the King had been saved, they lit bonfires in his honour. -
Today - Bonfire Night
We still do this today on every 5 November – Bonfire Night.