Remember, Remember the 5th of November
HISTORY This Week
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The Gunpowder Plot
In the centuries since the gunpowder plot, political pamphlets and retellings on the stage have cemented the popular image of guy fox. He's a tall man in a cloak, wearing a black top hat with a notably pointy moustache and beard. That image was later turned into a mask, which was famously used in the comic book and film. The story's protagonist, v wears the image of fox throughout his crusade to bring down a fascist government. 400 years later, an idea can still change the world.
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