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Bonfire Night How the 5th of November used to be celebrated in the East End area of London. http://barryoneoff.co.uk/html/bonfire_night.html

Bonfire Night, 11.05.03 A summary of the celebrations, and history from the Flak Magazine. http://flakmag.com/misc/fawkes.html

Bonfires The history and usage of the bonfire. http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/5567/firehist.html

Did You Know? Bonfires Explanation of the use of the word "bonfire." http://www.balaams-ass.com/journal/homemake/didknow2.htm

Fireworks Night An Englishman`s explanation of Bonfire Night to the outside world. http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/10.html

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night Short summary of the celebrations and a conversation forum. http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A199488

Guy Fawkes and Bonfire Night Explains why English people like to gather round bonfires once a year to burn effigies and watch fireworks. http://www.bonfirenight.net/

Guy Fawkes Celebration A brief outline of the events from Microsoft Encarta. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761577067/Fawkes_Guy.html

Guy Fawkes Festivals How bonfire night was celebrated in Somerset, UK in 1889. http://www.loxtonsomerset.org.uk/xtracts/lhstgf01.html

Guy Fawkes Night A simple but interesting explanation of the events, with recipes and history of the Houses of Parliament, good for the younger ones. http://www.lasalle.es/corrales/eso/webcal/guyfawkes/index.htm

Guy Fawkes Night General overview of the celebrations and the ceremonial trappings of the event. http://www.novareinna.com/festive/guy.html

Guy Fawkes' Night Origins, customs and traditions of Bonfire Night. http://www.geocities.com/traditions_uk/bonfire.html

Guy Fawkes Plot was Devastating How Guy Fawkes could have changed the face of London if his 1605 plot had not been foiled, experts say, from BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3240135.stm

History of Guy Fawkes Provides a historical background of the holiday as well as information about how it is celebrated today. http://www.billpetro.com/HolidayHistory/hol/guy.html

The History of the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes 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. http://www.edenbridgetown.com/bonfire_night/bonfire_society/history1.shtml

Kidproj: Guy Fawkes Night A student from England provides a brief overview of the holiday. http://www.kidlink.org/KIDPROJ/MCC/mcc0422.html

Remember Remember A musical version of the events with resources for teaching. http://www.remember-remember.com/

Treason 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. http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/treason/whatif.html

Web Ring : Bonfire Society Night Celebrations A collection of sites, all with the same interest of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day/Bonfire Night. http://u.webring.com/hub?ring=bonfiresocietyni;id=1;hub

Gunpowder Plot No Flash in the Pan Describes the damage that would have resulted had the plotters been successful. From Cronaca. (November 5, 2003) http://www.cronaca.com/archives/001662.html