History Lesson for my little children

Ok so many of you are confused as to who, exactly, is Guy Fawkes. Well there was such a man living in England from 1570-1606. He died pretty young. Well he was a member of a Roman Catholic revolutionaries opposed to the new Protestant rule. The Gunpowder Plot was a plan by these men to blow up parliment and destroy the new protestant regime. While guarding the gun powder, his plan was foiled and he was captured. He was dressed as if he was ready to flee in a moments notice. When he was brought before parliment and questioned about all the gunpowder he was defiant and replied "To blow you Scotch beggars back to your own native mountains."(I like this guy. he gots moxy!) So he was tortured by special request of King James the First(the filthy beggar) and refused to give way any names of his co-conspirators until he saw others that were captured or heard they were dead. On the 31st of January 1606 he was to be hanged, drawn and quartered but he cheated death's plan by jumping off the scaffold and breaking his own neck before the fun began.

So on the 5th of November, called Guy Fawkes Night or Bonfire night, there is much merry making with fireworks to remember the man and plot that almost destroyed parliment, possibly something that could have changed England's rule forever. This holiday is celebrated worldwide by places where there was british rule and even here in America. In utah you can go to the bonfire in Highland( i know this because of the Scottish Association and they invite me every year) and you can burn effigies. There is also a menu associated with this holiday. You can go and read more about this time in history on Wiki-Wikipedia. There is a poem and other verses about this man and that fateful night:
Remember, remember the Fifth of November,
The Gunpowder Treason and Plot,
I know of no reason
Why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, t'was his intent
To blow up King and Parli'ment.
Three-score barrels of powder below
To prove old England's overthrow;
By God's providence he was catch'd
With a dark lantern and burning match.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, let the bells ring.
Holloa boys, holloa boys, God save the King!

I hope you enjoyed this history lesson. I suppose we should have a test at the end of the semester. But chances are I will cheat and look it up on wiki-wikipedia too! I hope you consider this holiday as a fun opportunity to learn more about other countries and their history and celebrate too. Happy Holidays!