Who Was Guy Fawkes? - Anglophenia Ep 18

[@chrisl8131]

The last man to enter parliament with honest intentions.

[@crysteltheriault6606]

Salut :)

[@TheGoldenDragon_]

Excellent comment. 👍

[@samaelchan5198]

true

[@InanisNihil]

yeah... as honest as blow up the parliament... establish a catholic state.. and put england back under the control of Rome... the pope... if you think religion... or rather the catholic church controlling every aspect of your life.. then sure.. id say he was honest... xb

[@Skibidivellslinnit]

Maaquchi i

[@SaiyanHeretic]

Guy Fawkes, as they say, was "the last man to enter Parliament with honest intentions." XD

[@Aemond2024]

wtf are you saying lol. He was a terrorist

[@invinciblereason1618]

The leader of the labour party has terrorist friends so not much has changed

[@samiwuoha]

It wasn’t even guy fawkes plan at all it was Robert catesby plan get the facts right lady. Just saying

[@Aemond2024]

@Aaron NoneYa none of you know what terrorism means obviously. Its violent political action by NON state actors. By definition a governing entity vmvannot practice it. Doofus.

[@ENGLISHMURPHY]

Michiel de Ruyter every revolution was technically terrorism.

[@guyfawkes2035]

Man I remember this day well.

[@amz7867]

Lol and so you should

[@BenSmith-xq2ng]

So close aswell wish you'd have been successful

[@guyhamilton211]

Guy Fawkes boy we got the same name

[@eddie0252]

Fake the real one got hung

[@MT-rr9sp]

I’m here because of ERB

[@blademasta3650]

100% same

[@TheApoke]

Poor old John Johnson.

[@BR_jigsaw]

Ha

[@rajaqais6004]

Same LMAO

[@jlalmuanpuia2421]

😂😂

[@LordVader1094]

I want an alternate history film based on the November 5th plot succeeding.

[@ceasarsaran8573]

Nothing would have changed. You know the words "meet the new boss,. same as the old boss"?

[@derhimmelistkeinort4668]

1:27 Officer: "What's your name, Sir?" Fawkes: "John Johnson." Officer: "What are you doing here, Mr Johnson?" Fawkes: "I'm just waiting for a mate!"

[@Ahmed-xl9gx]

Me: you'll probably not like him since he trying to blow you up and all

[@zosiak3818]

Ihr Nutzername.

[@laabibmursalin5646]

Oh, that is why Fawkes said "Is it the fifth of November cause I am on fire!!"

[@lola9425]

i came from ERB too

[@pvtrichter8816]

oh FOR FAWKES SAKE!! I will remember the 5TH of NOVEMBER!!

[@JameyLeanneCooper]

pvtrichter88 for Fawkes sake seriously

[@venificus9824]

Girls: "eww, she's wearing the same dress as me" Boys: 00:57

[@wallace4181]

Ah! Good old Guido Fawkes, the only man to enter parliament with good intentions.

[@ALLmasked]

i loled too hard on this jokle

[@tasb7969]

What does it mea

[@fionagregory8078]

you are the 3rd person to write that.

[@mitchderise]

The *last man

[@lizibethjansen3044]

i love bonfire night but bloody hell do they have to do it weeks after lol

[@JameyLeanneCooper]

Lizibeth Jansen my birthday is on bonfire night

[@lifestudent55]

One of my ancestors spent some time in King James's prison because of being Catholic. I'm so thankful that being a member of the wrong church won't get you thrown in prison or drawn and quartered anymore. Not here anyways.

[@helenelgie1597]

Fawkes was a phoenix...................... ;)

[@totalrandomness4543]

Dang son

[@mst4813]

Damn

[@con9826]

Helen Elgie HARRY POTTER

[@bog1014]

Helen Elgie in Harry Potter

[@eveningrice]

My birthday is 5th of November, thought I should know more about this xD

[@kiuizmi]

Kiyo my mom’s birthday is November 5 lol

[@andreamiddlemass4271]

Guy falls night is awesome it is really just an excuse to have a big family dinner and set of fireworks and sparklers.

[@KevinBelmontLuna]

A Scorpio! 😀

[@cinnamon2369]

Kiyo OMG SAME! MY BIRTHDAY IS ALSO NOVEMBER 5TH!

[@BillAnt]

Another example of use of the Guy Fawkes mask is by the EDM act Nicky Romero kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaO5dGiaopqZfMU

[@raegirl25]

Alright,I would first like to say that I adore your videos and that I find them to be a great insight to both British life and history and I am looking forward to seeing more of your posts. Having said that, I would like to point out just one tiny thing that, as an American, I feel that I can't let slide and I do hope will not make me appear snooty or quite rude. We Americans tend to call our celebration on the July 4th either, 'Independence Day' or 'The Fourth of July' much like your 'Fifth of November' or 'Guy Fawkes Day'. Again, thank you for taking the time to research, record, and post these videos! I look forward to watching them!

[@andyenglish3646]

+Rachel Eichler (Rebekah Oakman) *Bonfire night* has nothing to do with "British people ignoring other British people to become americans".

[@tigerlilyred2975]

+Andy English I don't understand where you got that quote. She's explaining that we say "Fourth of July" for the holiday, whereas "July fourth" just sounds like the date. It's correcting the phrasing at 2:49. Who said anything about bonfire night being about the British trying to be American?! Most Americans don't even know what it is, for Pete's sake!

[@tigerlilyred2975]

caileansmith lol! 😂 Got it! It might be a long to still be licking that wound, huh? You can't blame me for not thinking of it first! Her correction *was* on point tho. "July fourth" was strange to hear. Since the video explains a British holiday to non-Brits, it's only fair we also correct the American holiday she herself referenced for comparison.

[@OGimouse1]

I call it July 4th because we didn't get our independence for years after we made the declaration, kind of like Ireland.

[@dunnowy123]

It's funny that people crusading for "democracy, justice and freedom" nowadays take on the likeness of a person we imagine to have been this great freedom loving radical, when he was actually a religious extremist. Shows you how funny history and context work... Also, I think this is an awesome excuse for a holiday. It's great to have such a strong shared connection with the past.

[@sc0pl355]

I think its more like he was willing to go to extremes to do what he felt was best and died for it. Besides, it's a cool look.

[@MrWembley808]

dunnowy123 I heard a different story on why we (the British people) celebrate the 5th of November, when Guy Fawkes was captured he was then tortured, now imagine the techniques in them days, really painful and horrible, however, Guy never once mentioned his co conspirators, and then was hung, word of this got out to the people and they celebrated 5th of November for the fact that 1 man went through so much pain (and tried to remove parliament) and never spoke a word about the others involved ..... true ?

[@sc0pl355]

***** History is written by the victor. We will never know what truly happened. Only what the powers that be wanted everyone to believe.

[@MrWembley808]

sc0pl355 I agree, either story still means we have a fantastic event on the 5th November. Plus it produced a great film in V for Vendetta.

[@sc0pl355]

***** Two big pluses. It's still an amazing story either way.

[@mikesmithrb]

Actually by either weakness from torture or by deliberate intent Fawkes managed to avoid the last parts of his execution by jumping or falling from the scaffold and breaking his own neck so in actual fact Fawkes was hanged rather than hung drawn and quartered. He was the last to be executed of the group. The others were less fortunate and were all hung, drawn and quartered.

[@marksavage1108]

He was still quartered after his suicide jump.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Guy Fawkes was sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered on January 31, 1606, after being found guilty of treason for his part in the gunpowder plot. Fawkes was discovered in a cellar below Parliament on November 5, 1605, with 36 barrels of gunpowder which he intended to use to assassinate King James I and his entire government. He, like several other surviving plotters, was sentenced to be drawn by horse to the place of execution before being hanged. He was then to be cut down, before death, and have his genitals cut off and burned before his eyes. And his bowels and heart were to be removed before he was decapitated and cut into quarters. But on the day, Fawkes cheated the executioner by jumping from the scaffold as he climbed the hanging platform while wearing the noose, breaking his neck and killing himself instantly. His body was still quartered with body parts distributed to "the four corners of the kingdom". His fate came after seeing fellow conspirators Thomas Wintour, Ambrose Rookwood, and Robert Keyes were hanged and quartered.

[@byronlance6270]

Just wanted to take the time to tell you that I love the channel, some details on Britain in its old colonial days in South East Asia and the East Indies would be swell I mean think about how much content those parts of the British Empire encompasses from the East Indian Trading Co. etc

[@trishyangel123]

Guy Fawkes is actually a good man *_like if you know this_*

[@Addy2023X]

Only one to enter the houses of parilments with honest intentions

[@jeperstone]

He was a religious terrorist. Apparently you believe this to be a good thing

[@MothaLuva]

@@jeperstone Yes. Depending on „religion“.

[@chrissywarner8363]

My birthday is 5th November so now I get fireworks every year thanks to this! ;)

[@verdew8181]

I once read that during the first phase of the execution, the half-hanging part, Guy Fawkes was able to cause his neck to snap and died from that, sparing him the horrific cruelty of drawing and quartering.

[@baileymiles2360]

Dorothyellen w he actually killed himself before the executions started he jumped off of the scaffolding and broke his neck but really guy fawkes didn’t even spear head the plot. Robert cokspy (I think that’s how you spell it) did and a few other men guy was recruited later on

[@bebegan]

we learn, we laugh and have fun with Angloohenia. And the host... beatiful and smart. Thank you very much

[@monomakes]

Thanks for the video Siobhan, I was looking for something interesting on the subject for my EFL students to watch!

[@lynnedanieli2792]

He was the last honest person to enter parliament.

[@Askjerry]

Nicely done... I like your presentation style... doesn't get boring, very entertaining. And of course... it's always pleasant to see such a lovely face.

[@ImperialEarthEmpire]

maybe in the future he will be celebrated as a hero...

[@Notsbaby]

He's kinda a Hippocrate

[@Notsbaby]

+Sbaby Vs God yo know the whole likes kill everyone that doesn't agree with me and just because a stranger I never met is the same religion as me we should spare him

[@TrevorPhillips2024]

Sbaby it wasn’t him who sent the letter it was one of his fellow conspirators

[@MothaLuva]

What you mean with „future“?

[@rachelaspogard6587]

Really excellent Guy Fawkes lesson, I will pass it on to my American friends...Thank You!

[@l.f.antrider1795]

thanks for this knowledge, I have felt for a long time that people who use the image of the Fawkes mask had no real clue about the actual story or any principles actually held by the man. I have never had much emotional/intellectual need to look the facts up myself, but was glad to get a quick reference point!

[@222caribou]

guy fawkes.....last man to enter parliament with honest intentions

[@fionagregory8078]

not you too. That must be 4 now.

[@MothaLuva]

@@fionagregory8078 Why? Did 222caribou try to enter the parliament with honest intentions too?

[@HarryHeath123]

i feel so terrible for doing this, but for the first time in my life, i am first!

[@dang9059]

It's ok, don't hate yourself lol

[@kevinknipping2793]

i feel so terrible for doing this, but for the first time in my life, i am twentieth!

[@juanaltredo2974]

don't feel bad, you're an utter winner

[@deezynar]

Yah, it is a bit silly to type, FIRST!, but not the worst thing a person can do. I've been tempted the few times when nobody had commented yet. But I always control myself because I figure there are 10 other people typing FIRST! just as I start and there's will show up before mine. It's bad enough writing FIRST!, but it's worse to post it and not actually be first.

[@joannaatkinson235]

Boring Historian alert! The gunpowder plot _may_ have been a government plot by *Cecil,* (thank you several people who have corrected me) James I's chief of secret police, to implicate Catholics. Whether or not Fawkes knew this is largely immaterial. However, no one else was allowed to rent the cellars of the House of Lords at the time and gunpowder was incredibly hard to smuggle. The conspirators were chased from London _on the same day as Fawkes was captured_ and he never gave any names. Oh, also, the conspirators found their stash of gunpowder at their house was wet, but government forces had mysteriously procured dry gunpowder after a rain storm the previous night. Alas, no conspirators reached a trial able to tell their side of the tale. Mind you, that all just makes it sound a little bit more awesome to me. Oh, no, final point: burning effigies - there weren't many pagan festivals in the 1600s. Indeed, the concept of pagan around now is based on a system of belief made up in the late 1800s and bears little to no resemblance to any known pagan beliefs in the British Isles. Effigies of the Pope and Mary Tudor were sometimes burnt on autumn bonfires after the attempted invasion of 1558 (the Spanish Armada) and so burning a Guy may well have come on from that. Still cool to know. In fact, arguably more subversive and fun. In short: great video, I can recommend it and the channel for light amusement but I'm also a boring historian.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

So what you saying is that it was "an inside Job," just like the Twin Towers. Was Israel involved by any chance? OK, thanks for that. And I like the way that we know it is true, not because of any evidence, but because you posted it on KZbin. So, your basically a conspiracy theorist historian. That's a pretty cool area to be in I suppose.

[@joannaatkinson235]

Hahahahaaa! No. Go look it up if you like. But hey, what do you care, wandering youtube and commenting insults against people you don't know? I have limited sympathy for conspiracy theorists on the events you mentioned, but after studying this for a number of years, yes, they are my conclusions. No, this is not a doctoral thesis, it's a youtube video. Like I say, I'm not here to do your homework for you - but look at the orders from the time, consider the views of the eminent personages and the order of events (the Monteagle Letter for example) and hey presto! Evidence. But, you know, if you prefer randomly trolling youtube comments, carry on!

[@AnyoneCanSee]

Peter Atkinson 1. "Hahahahaaa! No." Well, actually you are saying it was an inside job. 2. "Go and look it up." Like 9/11, also being an inside job. Look it, up! It's all over the internet. 3. "wandering youtube and commenting insults against people you don't know?" Do you want to repeat the part where I insulted you? I made a light hearted joke and even said being a conspiracy theorist historian was a "cool" thing to be. So I actually complimented you. 4. As for the general joke about evidence and 9/11 and so forth. You did blow your own trumpet as to being an "historian" and then present opinion as facts that contradicted the video. So I pulled your leg about it, in a light hearted way. That's when I go this comment that is part tantrum. Boo hoo "insults" boo hoo "trolling," get me a waawaa wambulance and so forth. It's pretty funny. I'm sorry if I insulted you in some way and damaged your fragile petals, it was not my intention.

[@joannaatkinson235]

Then I have misunderstood and I apologise, Robert J. Williamson - I was 'no' at the Israelis and the idea that it is true because I say so. I do hope you realise that your aside on the Israelis and the assertions, sarcastically intended, that you had to take me at my word did seem to suggest that you were less than light-hearted. But, still, if I have misunderstood, I apologise. A final point, generally meant and not just at you. "Looking up" implies peer review, yes? The internet (myself included) is not peer reviewed. Libraries? Libraries.

[@AnyoneCanSee]

Peter Atkinson - I think you will find that Wikipedia is far superior to old fashioned libraries. With libraries you have to simply take the facts at face value, but with Wikipedia I can alter them, with information I have learned myself. Interactive learning! Like, I just altered the the information on the War of the Roses, as growing up in Yorkshire we all know for a fact, that it was actually us that won that. And as a Scotsman, I can also "correct" much of Scots history by changing all references to the English to "sassenach bastards, libraries are so 20th century. I do however agree with peer review and get my peers to review me all the time, by telling me I'm great.

[@ПравильныйКомент]

Charming and very interesting! Thank you so much!

[@kurtlundstedt]

i still have a romantic idea of this fawks character, inspires the fighter we have in ourselves, as it might be said...Remember, remember...the fifth of November...

[@Nemophilist850]

Kurt Lundstedt Maybe in a few hundreds years time people will remember the people who flew planes into the twin towers romantically.

[@krashd]

+Nyctohylophiliac People already do. One man's terrorist will always be someone else's freedom fighter, unfortunately.

[@moomimi]

Remember remember the inside job of 9/11.

[@melodyfleck9368]

There is a nod to Guy Fawkes in the second line ("a penny for the Old Guy") of e. e. cummings' poem, "Hollow Men" that concludes with "this is the way the world ends, not with a bang, but a whimper".

[@JohnnyLop87]

"yearning to get to the bottom of" did anyone has ever heard something like this in the internet before? love your rhetorics!

[@thecapper1]

I always learn something from watching, Siobhan. Thank you. Who knew that potatoes cooked over an open fire were considered a treat in England? Only Brits could get excited over that--or possibly the Irish...."Mummy, hand me a warm potato, 'tis a holiday after all!"

[@gsp0113]

Okay, Siobhan, you asked for comments about topics we want to hear more of. TEA and the British. I think you owe us at least one video dedicated to the British and their tea. Ask Americans about the Brits, and that's sure to be one subject that comes up. Do all Brits like tea? Why? How early do you begin drinking it? Is tea better in Britain than over here? Do Brits regard teabags as an abomination or are they okay with them? Are most Brits still familiar with the concept of "tea time," or has that gone the way of Jane Austen? Are more Brits starting to drink coffee now that Starbucks seems to be taking over the world? "Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera," as the King of Siam said.

[@dadeskr]

I'm british and I don't like tea (at least not regular tea, I have some ginger 'tea' which is rather nice but it has never seen a tea leaf). My parents are addicted to the stuff though I think, they are making their next cuppa before the one they have is getting cold! They use tea-bags and they re-use them. We know what tea-time is (I do it everyday around 4 ish but I have hot choc instead of tea). And finally I don't drink coffee either, at least not much, for some reason it tends to make me feel a bit down, so I'll only drink it if I think the enjoyment of the coffee will be worth the meh feeling I'll have for the rest of the day.

[@gsp0113]

dadeskr Thank you so much for this glimpse into your world--I enjoyed reading it very much. I'm still hoping Siobhan decides to run with the topic of tea. C'mon, Siobhan, do your magic with the tea leaves. Incidentally, I think I'm addicted to ginger. Candied preserved ginger is exquisite. Most of those I've shared it with, however, would disagree, based on the animated retching minidrama that always seems to follow. ~fume~

[@dadeskr]

Oooh candied ginger is delicious :)

[@eblovesdb]

There was a documentary on the BBC on this subject called Victoria Wood's Nice Cup of Tea. I found it really interesting. You can watch it here watchserieshd.eu/?s=nice+cup+of+tea&search=

[@ElJ4Y90]

gsp0113 i agree i hope siobhan will do a video on us british and our tea, but i fear that pretty much ALL stereotypes in that regard are correct, tea is an absolute staple in british culture, hard to find a house without teabags, and generally all are made with tea, milk and sugar (1 or 2 sugars is usual)!! "Tea Time" is more often used instead of "dinner time" as some of us also call dinner "tea", thats when your more likely to hear "tea time" used, in terms of drinking tea, there is no set time i personally wake up and the first thing i make is a cup of tea, on average drinking 4-5 cups a day which im sure is pretty usual, in fact time to boil the kettle and make a brew, enjoy anglophenia my colonial cousin :D

[@paulsmith7758]

Penny for your Fawkes.

[@bossendenwoodconvict]

Paul Smith Thank God he didn't succeed.

[@rebieroo99]

It's a penny for the guy

[@paulweston4829]

+becker boo; Yep Britains biggest extortion racket perputrated by little children in the persuance of obtaining weapons of mass destruction (fireworks). lol The kids in my neigbourhood were so succesful ; they could have startd their own gunpowder plot.

[@IAmTheBeckett]

I know it was a while back, but I'm assuming OP was making a joke about "penny for your thoughts" and "penny for the guy", by combining them into "penny for your Fawkes".

[@raphaelfranks2339]

I always thought Guy Fawkes was celebrated pretty much everywhere. What countries actually celebrate it? We celebrate it in New Zealand.

[@niclouds5292]

+Raphael Franks It used to be celebrated a bit in Australia.

[@niclouds5292]

You don't hear about it much nowadays in Aus. Kinda like New Zealand, we generally pretend you and England don't exist and that we are American.+Raphael Franks

[@LacrimarvmValle]

Raphael Franks first time I hear about this, and I'm from Spain

[@BombshellCelluloid]

Excellent as always, thanks!

[@sheaballard3022]

I am an admirer of your King Alfred the Great. I would love it if you could do an episode on him. I'd also be interested in learning more about Caedmon, or even the Venerable Bede. Thanks, Siobhan.

[@the8henry]

Not sure if you have touched upon this subject, but how about a video about Boudica?

[@tigerwa]

and queen cartimandua

[@BeyondTheTardiswillford]

Agreed

[@CaptRobertApril]

I like this one. If nothing else, to clear up how to pronounce her bloody name.

[@joeclay9683]

properly because it would feature too much rape

[@AllenAvadoniaTrue]

CaptApril Actually, even in Britain the pronunciation is a case of serious debate, most people use one of four names, Bodica, Boudica (Bu-Di-Ka), Bodicea (Bow-Di-See-A) and Boudicea (Bu-Di-See-A). So yeah, getting an actual pronunciation will be impossible, since even the romans couldn't do it, and it's an ancient Celtic name that has slowly been watered down throughout the years.

[@martina3eygh]

I like your videos :) they're really educational. Keep up the good work!

[@DOSkywalkR]

Sudden Siobhan from college humor is sudden 😄

[@kaitfitzgerald6598]

I'd love to see an explanation of British universities, and especially the difference between the bachelor's and the masters degrees that are given to undergraduates. In America, a bachelor's is a four year degree, but I think in England it's three.

[@jmcosmos]

Ah, yes ... remembering the late Michael Flanders. "It must be getting near November the fifth. [His performing partner Donald] Swann pushed me up the road the other day [Flanders used a wheelchair] and we got one and sixpence, all in coppers."

[@holakova]

I didn't know that Siobhan had a channel.

[@sailorgs3]

I bet nobody was expecting the Spanish Inquisition but ... the Spanish king who appears is not Phillip III, but his father Phillip II as a young man. The red and yellow flag of Spain which appears was not adopted until the late 18th century. The coat of arms which appears on the flag is of the current Bourbon king and obviously not of the Hapsburgs which ruled at the time. At that time Spain did not exist as a state but was rather a personal union of several kingdoms, like England and Scotland were not one kingdom but two kingdoms with a common monarch. This should never be forgot or forgotten.

[@aguillen300]

You speak so clearly. Thank you for the info :)

[@rdhunkins]

Thanks for the explanation. I'm really enjoying these episodes of Anglophenia! One thing I've wondered - Why do the British and Canadians refer to he last letter of the alphabet as "Zed" while Americans call it "Zee"? Perhaps it'a case of greener pastures, but This American thinks "zed" sounds better than "zee".

[@marti_moves]

That's interesting, I know about the Bon Fire night but I've never really knew the history of his mask and that is all connected. Thank you 😊

[@Taopuppy]

Do you have a video for people who might want to emigrate from the USA to the UK?

[@Xarcht]

Thank you for the information. Most sites give the legend more

[@matt6582]

Guy Fawks is actually pretty celebrated here in South Africa . It’s mostly just an excuse to bust fireworks and get drunk in the middle of the week tho 😂

[@chantellevanwyk6204]

Whaaat. Why is this the first time I’m hearing of this?

[@ThePurityControl]

The idea presented at the end of V for Vendetta was that it didn't matter who was behind the mask, it could be anyone. The movie sadly labours (no pun intended) that point however it's difficult to see how Anonymous could have been unaware of it.

[@DemiSecco]

YOU ARE AMAZING - i LOVE your videos :-)

[@illyasa1187]

The king made the 5th of November a celebration day to remind everyone of his supposed smartness

[@purplezucchinis]

I don't think this channel is still making videos but I'd love to hear an non-boring explanation of the York vs. Lancaster battles in English history.

[@beckerqueiroz]

Lovely explanation, as you are, but you forgot to mention that the ubiquitous word _guy_ as in bloke, chap, comes from the man himself, Guy Fawkes!

[@jvieceli]

Love these!

[@XantiaD]

Great video. I did not know about the Gunpowder Rebellion - thanks for the history lesson! :)

[@CaptRobertApril]

For some real fun, check out an ITV special Richard Hammond did in 2005 about the Gunpowder Plot, where they build a replica of the House of Lords, gather up those thirty-six barrels of gunpowder, light the fuse, and, y'know, see what would've happened...

[@SuperTekBoy1]

Wonderful! I get the feeling you may be a Whovian..... time for a Doctor Who episode?

[@cloudwalker551]

Lovely explanation. Thank you!

[@Parker8752]

Guy Fawkes - commonly referred to as the only person to ever the houses of parliament with honest intentions and the means to carry them out...

[@leannepham9019]

That mask was spray painted on to my cousins driveway no one knows who did it

[@robertpaul5835]

In Colonial New England, rather than celebrate Guy Fawkes Night, they celebrated Pope Night, where they burned effigies of the Pope. Of course today, new England is heavily Catholic, so that wouldn't go over too well.

[@TheBespectacledN00b]

Same deal, the first effigies to be burned in England were of the Pope.

[@cogidubnus1953]

+Robert Paul... I come from Sussex in old England...where on November 5th, in Lewes especially, we also commemorate the protestant martyrs...and burn (often multiple) effigies of the pope, plus anyone else who's upset the populace ...I seem to recall George Bush was once a popular target...Lewes, possessing (or being possessed by) five (IIRC) "Bonfire Societies" is probably the most extreme example of a 5th November celebration...search for it on KZbin and see!

[@QuackDragon]

It's my great grandma's 92cnd birthday

[@rolandsmith1953123]

happy birthday!!!

[@pvtrichter8816]

+Quack Dragon happy B- DAY to your great gran !! I remember this story or some variation on it! remember remember The fifth of November !! enjoy!!!

[@katebowie9423]

It's saying if you are in lewes, near Brighton, in England, on bonfire day it is LITERALLY the best bonfire night EVER, in the entire world. No but really. We through small bombs in the street and burn HUGE models of politicians we hate and sometimes we get the next day off work/school. It's awesome.

[@invinciblereason1618]

America: we celebrate the fourth of july because of freedom and independence Britain: hold my fireworks

[@jeffwalker7185]

Guy Fawkes actually avoided the pain of the drawn and quartered bit of his execution by jumping off the scaffold while he had the rope around his neck. This broke his neck rather than having him experience the slow strangulation that would nearly, but not quite kill him before having his entrails pulled out while he was still alive.

[@niclouds5292]

Reallt?+Jeff Walker

It’s Siobhan from Collegehumor!!!! ☺️

[@MrRQBQ]

The leader of the conspiracy was a man called Robert Catesby. Guy Fawkes was just the poor geezer who was caught red-handed.

[@InanisNihil]

most people dont know anything... that's why Catesby gets almost no recognition... they also dont know fawks catesby and company... where also attempting to lay the seeds for Rome to gain control of england again... they want church and state under the rule of the popes... bad for everyone... xb this is a bit extreme butt... it be like 500 years from now a new group forms with masks of hilter representing their ideals of freedom and all that other good stuff... xb

[@baileymiles2360]

Exactly finally someone else who knows

[@convelwolf9544]

We are Legion. We do not Forgive. We do not Forget.Expect Us

[@amct1019]

+Anonymous Member slightly embarrassing...

[@pekescottie]

On the bright side, at least Guy Fawkes was drawn and quartered AFTER he was hung :P Happy Bonfire Night!! :P

[@bbhappyplace4687]

They only hung you until nearly dead. Technically you would still be alive as your guts spilled out.

[@pekescottie]

BeeBee Cavendish Oh man, that blows my mind :-X

[@bbhappyplace4687]

Never anger a Brit... we're mean :)

[@pekescottie]

Noted ;)

[@biff5664]

BeeBee is right! Mess with us and we will write a mean formal complaint!!! XD

[@DayVidsgaming]

A medium said guy fakes was in the catacombs she sensed him there along with a lot of tortured souls.

[@totalrandomness4543]

Actually, John Johnson may sound stupid but it was a fairly common name in those times.if he had used his real name, Guido Fawkes, it might draw attention.

[@Denigoddess2001]

It's does sound sinister. The first time I learned about Guy Fawkes Day was in High School and more recently, I saw it depicted in an episode of Sherlock.

[@lbpgamersackboy656]

The reason I'm still living 🙏

[@chantellevanwyk6204]

That’s just sad

[@criskity]

Fawkes was hanged, drawn and quartered, but he died (mercifully) during the hanging stage. Normally people were cut down from the gallows before death, then drawn (pulled by horse to another location strapped to a hurdle), and then quartered (disemboweled and chopped into four pieces).

[@paige4404]

I thought he jumped from the scaffolding where he was going to be hanged and snapped his neck

[@the_black_rose3336]

The drawn part is the disemboweling.

[@Rog5446]

Guido (Guy) Fawkes actually committed suicide on the day of his execution. His body was drawn and quartered, but he had jumped off the scaffold with the noose around his neck from such a height, that it broke his neck and killed him and thus, he saved himself from experiencing the quartering while he was still alive.

[@dadeskr]

I love bonfire night :) I miss it now I don't live in the UK, it was just so much fun outside by the fire with friends and family watching the fireworks and eating campfire food and homemade fudge and toffees, such a cosy fun event. For ages I thought we were celebrating he fact he tried to blow up parliament... not that he failed :P

[@tdfpublic886]

Sadly, this is as unhelpful as everything else concerning Guy Fawkes and the plot. There is so much contradiction and horse... manure being thrown around about this subject that I find it impossible to believe anything. He was a leader. Nope he was a minor conspirator. He was executed. Nope, he fell and broke his neck. Or did he escape? Yeah, I'm not buying that one either. Next they'll try telling us that he taught Elvis how to fake his death. ...Though that might explain Presley's choice of wardrobe.

[@_HamzaEl]

old . short but gold

[@Bearsca]

Guy Fawkes' probably most important legacy is in my mind the word "guy".

[@jwb52z9]

Until watching this video, I had heard the name "Guy Fawkes", but knew absolutely nothing about him or why people knew his name.

[@TheYopogo]

To be clear, he was not King James I of Britain. He was king James the I of England because Scotland was still separate. Although he did happen to also be King James VI of Scotland at the same time.

[@fionagregory8078]

Very good.

[@mehmetyuksek4424]

My dear English friends and other people of the world. The mask used in the movie V for Vendetta, which you think is the interpretation of Guy Fowkes's face, is actually the war mask of the Kipchak Turks. You can find it by typing "Kipchak war mask" with google

[@Randomynous01]

The fact still stands that the modern day mask was made by that artist for this graphic novel

[@mehmetyuksek4424]

@@Randomynous01 no stupid some search

[@kellywebster7939]

I am wondering why grapes seem to be taken to people who are in the hospital? I have noticed it in several TV shows, and it seemed to be traditional??

[@youthinrevolt2022]

Please create a video explaining this overused phrase: KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON. I know why this was used but many have no idea. please, make a video about this. Thank you😎

[@ElJ4Y90]

keep calm and carry on was the words of a poster that was supposedly put up throughout britain during the blitz in 1939, it was basically a way of trying to increase the morale of citizens during the bombings, they were quite recently rediscovered so im assuming thats why it has become popular all these years later :D

[@johnwsf]

My understanding was that this was a phrase to be put on posters in the event of a successful German invasion during WW II

[@ElJ4Y90]

johnwsf oh really, thats also a very logical reason for the posters, i suppose that must also have been an option and if anything the message would make more sense had that of happened, as i personally know it, the posters were created as a means to boost morale during the blitz, only to be put into cold storage and used after serious bombing raids, however a series of complaints regarding cost and resources of the "keep calm" campaign meant it was scrapped all together!! thank you for that interesting point of view!!

[@RichardGMoss]

1:31 The graphic is of the current parliament building, not the 1605 building! In addition it is thought that the explosives were stored in an undercroft and not a cellar

[@adam_p99]

Guy Fawkes killed himself before being executed. He was actually seen twice by the authorities looking for gunpowder. The first time the 36 barrels were hidden and he said he was guarding the firewood for his master. The 2nd time he was dressed in riding gear and that’s when they knew he was up to something. Then they uncovered the barrels. He lasted for 3 days until he gave everyone up. The vendetta movie may have made heroes of the conspirators but guy Fawkes and the others certainly weren’t celebrated. Even Catholics of the time didn’t agree with what he was doing. Neither did the pope or the king of Spain

[@twistedteddy1878]

Thank You Day Walker

[@Treasacello]

Thank you. I had wondered what the fuss was all about.

[@itsnotme1194]

Guy Fawkes was the only person to enter parliament with good intentions

[@pcarebear1]

Didn't he try to blow up Parliament?

[@pcarebear1]

pcarebear1 Oh wow, I got it right?!? Thank you American public school system :D

[@terrortorn]

The burning of the effigy on Bonfire night was originally mean't to be the Pope. Over the years when the hatred of Catholics subsided Guy Fawkes was substituted as the main protagonist.

[@sethstor]

Siobhanh, is there different American/British usage of the past tense of hang? As I learned it pictures are hung, but people are hanged.

[@impishDullahan]

I'm sitting through this video thinking, "Gosh, that mask looks really familiar. Like, from something that isn't Guy Fawkes or protestors." A long while later: "Jhin! That is Jhin's mask!" Also, Siobhan forgot to mention running through the fure bare chested. My mother's English friend, who we celebrate with, says that the women don't have to do this but all the men want them too.