Guy Fakes

Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is an annual commemoration observed on 5th November, primarily in Great Britain. Its history begins with the events of 5th  November 1605, when  Guy Fakes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords in  Westminster . Celebrating the fact that King James  had survived the attempt on his life, people lit bonfires around London, and months later the introduction of the Observance of 5th November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's failure.