On the night of 5 November, the skies across the United Kingdom light up with fireworks, bonfires and the occasional singsong of "Remember, remember the fifth of November." But behind the sparklers and toffee apples lies a tale of treason, gunpowder and one man forever linked with an explosive plot that fizzled out.
Guy Fawkes Night
Today in History
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When landscape met wilderness
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Baia del Silenzio in Sestri Levante, Italy
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Angel of the sea
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International Lighthouse Lightship Weekend
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Snow glow
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World Reef Awareness Day
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Heri es-Swani in Meknes, Morocco
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Prehistoric trails
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Bowling Ball Beach, California, USA
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A rock giant
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska, United States
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Bản Giốc – Detian Falls, Vietnam
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World Art Day
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Red rock country
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International Day of Peace
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International Mountain Day
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Broken Beach in Nusa Penida, Bali, Indonesia
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Like paint on a canvas
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Misty mountain hop
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International Day of Human Space Flight
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Guanacos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Sentinel of the sea
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Ablaze with colour
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Haghartsin Monastery, Armenia
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West of Windermere
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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In a world of their own
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Temple of Philae, Aswan, Egypt
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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International Chameleon Day
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