tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post848614659015564698..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: REMEMBER, REMEMBER...Brian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-88287112904969443742010-11-07T23:44:34.571+00:002010-11-07T23:44:34.571+00:00I'm always intrigued that we celebrate a faile...I'm always intrigued that we celebrate a failed event. I guess that's what is distinctly British about the whole affair!David Weekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08274046456243875879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-83216763067444482402010-11-06T13:37:42.694+00:002010-11-06T13:37:42.694+00:00You're excused then Suzanne :-) Still, at leas...You're excused then Suzanne :-) Still, at least you have a Belgian connection to the plot ! I'm sure, in years gone by, there used to be televised fireworks competitions at this time of year in which a number of European countries participated. Anyone else remember ?Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-22203805119041932052010-11-06T07:16:06.262+00:002010-11-06T07:16:06.262+00:00Ah well, you see, Boll Weavil, I was born & br...Ah well, you see, Boll Weavil, I was born & brought up in England! And I live in the French speaking part of the country!Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-70350711163034549492010-11-05T21:50:45.726+00:002010-11-05T21:50:45.726+00:00Ah yes, the 405th anniversary of when Guy Fawkes a...Ah yes, the 405th anniversary of when Guy Fawkes attempted to blow up the Houses of Parliament.<br /><br />Have you ever seen this documentary with Richard Hammond from Top Gear who built another Parliament and placed the gunpowder in the cells and tested of what would've happened in 1605.<br /><br />It's pretty amazing!Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-88698024709051273362010-11-05T20:23:58.314+00:002010-11-05T20:23:58.314+00:00You should have Suzanne. Guido was fetched from Fl...You should have Suzanne. Guido was fetched from Flanders (where he was a mercenary for the one true faith) to be the explosives expert in the plot. Quite a few people (myself included) think the whole thing was created by Robert Cecil, the King's Intelligencer, as an excuse to repress the Catholic population. It worked.Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-69173409360727500752010-11-05T08:04:06.385+00:002010-11-05T08:04:06.385+00:00I remember, remember, only the first couple of lin...I remember, remember, only the first couple of lines of that poem, so thank you, Brian! Of course, nobody here in Belgium has any idea about Guy Fawkes' night, so it's business as usual.Suzannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-57283064684075201072010-11-05T04:35:18.896+00:002010-11-05T04:35:18.896+00:00thanks for the reminder.thanks for the reminder.Genohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797573058057503636noreply@blogger.com