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When did Guy Fawkes try to set fire to the great houses of parliament?
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This plot occured in 1605.
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What did Guy Fawkes set on fire?
He tried the blow up the Houses of Parliament in London but he did not succeed.
Where did Guy Fawkes get killed?
He got thrown on a bon fire outside Houses' of Parliament in a London after trying to blow it up
When were the Houses of Parliament in London built?
The present Houses of Parliament were completed in 1859 after their predecessors were destroyed by fire in 1834.
What was the day Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the houses of Parliament?
5th November 1605. An English nursery rhyme starts with "remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, fire and plot."
Which famous London building was destroyed by fire in 1834?
Houses of Parliament
When was the old houses of Parliament built?
The old houses of parliament in London were built in the middle ages but it had a fire,so it was demolished in 1834 and rebuilt from 1840-1870
Why is Guy Fawkes famous?
a number of catholic conspiritors including guy Fawkes tried to burn down the houses of parliament with the gun powder plot.. i don't know the rest but i think basically they put him on the fire to burn.
Do English Roman Catholics avoid Guy Fawkes celebrations?
I think they should. Guy Fawkes of course, was the Catholic who tried to blow up the English Parliament but failed. Guy Fawkes day is a day of anti-Catholocism - they burn an effige of the Pope and have a huge fire.
When where the houses of parliament built?
The English Houses of Parliament were originally built in the Middle Ages. However, they were demolished in 1834 because of fire. They were rebuilt between 1840 and 1870.
If Guy Fawkes wasn't burned then why do you burn the guy?
The opening of parliament in November coincides with a time that traditionally the fallen leaves were burnt in bonfires, as well as all saints eve on 31st October when witches were burnt. The irony is also there as Guy Fawkes tried to use fire to destroy Westminster Palace
In the fire of London what was the fuel which burnt the fire?
the great fire of London started in a bakery and then spread on the houses. Because the houses were made of wood and straw, it made it easier to burn. Fuel- the houses
What fuel burnt in the great fire of London?
The wooden houses were the main fuel for the fire.
