1 00:00:09,259 --> 00:00:16,980 Be ye ensured that I will be as good unto you as ever a queen was unto her people. 2 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:20,719 Queen Elizabeth is thought of as being a successful queen, 3 00:00:20,940 --> 00:00:25,039 and highlights of her reign include making the Church of England, which was Protestant. 4 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:28,280 Catholic people did not support this decision. 5 00:00:30,940 --> 00:00:37,439 In 1603, after Queen Elizabeth had died, James I would be made the next king. 6 00:00:37,439 --> 00:00:43,979 I will govern according to the common will, but not according to the common will. 7 00:00:45,259 --> 00:00:50,560 Many Catholic people hoped that King James would be more accepting of their religion than Queen Elizabeth was. 8 00:00:51,500 --> 00:00:54,479 But King James did not turn out to be more tolerant than Elizabeth. 9 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:00,539 When 13 young Catholic men realised this, they decided that violent action was the answer. 10 00:01:03,420 --> 00:01:13,109 The group of men were led by a man called Robert Catesby. 11 00:01:13,109 --> 00:01:16,769 he was angry at King James for not accepting the Catholic faith 12 00:01:16,769 --> 00:01:20,189 and decided that he wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament 13 00:01:20,189 --> 00:01:23,870 where the rulers of the country met to make important decisions. 14 00:01:26,310 --> 00:01:31,049 The men planted 36 barrels of gunpowder in the cellar of the Houses of Parliament. 15 00:01:32,569 --> 00:01:35,609 The group knew that if they went through with blowing up this building 16 00:01:35,609 --> 00:01:40,349 then the King, the Prince of Wales and some members of Parliament would be killed. 17 00:01:41,230 --> 00:01:44,409 When the group members realised that innocent people would be killed 18 00:01:44,409 --> 00:01:46,310 they started to have second thoughts. 19 00:01:47,109 --> 00:01:49,689 One of the group members decided to send a letter 20 00:01:49,689 --> 00:01:51,269 warning one of the members of parliament 21 00:01:51,269 --> 00:01:53,409 to stay away from the building on November 5th. 22 00:01:55,329 --> 00:01:57,170 This warning letter reached the king 23 00:01:57,170 --> 00:02:00,870 and the king's forces made plans to stop the group of men 24 00:02:00,870 --> 00:02:02,530 blowing up the houses of parliament. 25 00:02:03,670 --> 00:02:06,590 One of the men in the group was named Guy Fawkes. 26 00:02:07,510 --> 00:02:10,770 Guy Fawkes was in the cellar with 36 barrels of gunpowder 27 00:02:10,770 --> 00:02:12,409 when the king's men stormed in. 28 00:02:12,409 --> 00:02:16,030 The guy was caught, tortured and executed. 29 00:02:18,550 --> 00:02:22,389 The people of London were told nothing of the situation other than that 30 00:02:22,389 --> 00:02:24,629 The King's been saved! 31 00:02:25,469 --> 00:02:29,030 In celebration of this, they joyfully lit bonfires in Thanksgiving. 32 00:02:31,270 --> 00:02:35,469 As the years progressed, people learned more and more of the story of the men 33 00:02:35,469 --> 00:02:37,469 who planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament, 34 00:02:38,270 --> 00:02:41,830 and so the bonfire celebrations became more elaborate and precise. 35 00:02:43,330 --> 00:02:57,360 For 400 years, bonfires have burned on November 5th to mark the failed gunpowder plot. 36 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:03,919 Soon, people began placing figures onto bonfires, and fireworks were added to the celebrations. 37 00:03:06,060 --> 00:03:11,659 Modern preparations for bonfire night include making a dummy of Guy Fawkes, which is called the Guy. 38 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:25,099 Children often make the dummy of Guy Fawkes and walk the streets carrying the Guy they have just made. 39 00:03:25,099 --> 00:03:29,099 They ask passers-by for a penny for the guy. 40 00:03:29,099 --> 00:03:33,099 The children then use the money to buy fireworks for the evening festivities. 41 00:03:33,099 --> 00:03:42,419 On the night itself, Guy is placed on top of the bonfire, which is then set alight, and fireworks displays fill the sky.