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The 1605 Thanksgiving Act, which mandated annual Bonfire Night celebrations after the Gunpowder Plot, is now preserved in the National Archives.
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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives
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Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archivesAs Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be found a flat vellum page, inscribed in exquisite calligraphy, and the origin of this week’s explosive celebrations.The 1605 Thanksgiving Act was passed by James I after Guy Fawkes’s failure to assassinate the king, the Lords and the Commons, at the opening of parliament that year. Continue reading...
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