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In the early hours of November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes, an English Catholic who had served with the Spanish army in Flanders, was discovered in a storeroom under the Palace of Westminster--and with him, thirty-six barrels of gunpowder earmarked to obliterate England's royal family, top officials, and members of Parliament gathered for Parliament's opening day. Had it succeeded, this Gunpowder Plot--a Catholic conspiracy against the recently crowned Protestant King James I and his government--English history would have been shaped by a terrorist act of unprecedented proportions. Today Guy Fawkes--whose name has long stood for the conspiracy--is among the most notorious figures in English history; and Bonfire Night, observed every November 5th to memorialize the narrowly foiled Gunpowder Plot, is one of the country's most festive occasions. Why has the memory of this act of treason and terrorism persisted for 400 years? In Remember, Remember James Sharpe takes us back to 1605 and teases apart the tangled web of religion and politics that gave rise to the plot. And, with considerable wit, he shows how celebration of that fateful night, and the representation of Guy Fawkes, has changed over the centuries. James Sharpe's colorfully told story has wide implications. The plot of 1605 has powerful resonances today, in a time of heightened concern about ideological conflict, religious fanaticism, and terrorism. And his account of the festivities marking the momentous event comments on the role of rituals in constructing national histories.… (més)
Interesting and readable history of the meanings and methods of celebrating Guy Fawkes Day. As an American, though, I wished I had a better grounding in British history prior to reading it. ( )
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605 represents what is perhaps the greatest failed terrorist plot in history, an attempt by a group of disaffected Catholics to blow up James I and the assembled political elites of the English nation as they gathered for the opening of Parliament. As James Sharpe demonstrates in this book, the subsequent commemoration of the event came to assume added meaning. Over the course of the 17th century the anniversary of the event became an opportunity to celebrate a type of Protestant English identity. As hostility towards Catholicism ebbed in the 18th century, however, the anti-Catholic nature of the celebrations changed into more of a focus on the figure of Guy Fawkes, as the celebrations were gradually disconnected from their meaning. Sharpe's analysis of all of this is very interesting, as it not only describes the changing meaning of Guy Fawkes Day but also sheds light as to how the understanding of events change as attitudes evolve over time. ( )
This week seemed like an appropriate time to grab this off the TBR shelf and give it a look-see. A fairly conventional cultural history of Guy Fawkes day, with some interesting anecdotes and origin stories, and a thorough-going account of how the way the day is celebrated has varied from place to place and as the centuries have passed. Unfortunately the book is not footnoted to the extent that it could (and probably should) be, which is my main quibble with it. ( )
Remember Remember by James Sharpe is a engaging read about the celebrations of the November 5th Plot through the ages. The events of 1605 are studied as they happened, and as they were celebrated in the decades and centuries following. English anti-Catholicism, or anti-popery are judged in terms of who was being burnt in effigy, so the role of holiday symbolism in controlling the masses is central. From a patriotic holiday in its early days, degenerating into an excuse for a drunken brawl as the centuries passed Guy’s day is show to be an evolving holiday. There are some fun chapters on fireworks manufacture, but they seem to be far afield from the topic at hand, but do make for amusing reading. Torture, in particular Drawn and Quartered scenes are done in detail the victorians would have put on a top shelf, in the back…. REMEMBER REMEMBER is a good read, stretched to mention 9/11 and the modern day -- but a good read.
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Published in UK as Remember, Remember the Fifth of November: Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot (2005), and in the US as Remember, Remember: A Cultural History of Guy Fawkes Day (2005)
In the early hours of November 5, 1605, Guy Fawkes, an English Catholic who had served with the Spanish army in Flanders, was discovered in a storeroom under the Palace of Westminster--and with him, thirty-six barrels of gunpowder earmarked to obliterate England's royal family, top officials, and members of Parliament gathered for Parliament's opening day. Had it succeeded, this Gunpowder Plot--a Catholic conspiracy against the recently crowned Protestant King James I and his government--English history would have been shaped by a terrorist act of unprecedented proportions. Today Guy Fawkes--whose name has long stood for the conspiracy--is among the most notorious figures in English history; and Bonfire Night, observed every November 5th to memorialize the narrowly foiled Gunpowder Plot, is one of the country's most festive occasions. Why has the memory of this act of treason and terrorism persisted for 400 years? In Remember, Remember James Sharpe takes us back to 1605 and teases apart the tangled web of religion and politics that gave rise to the plot. And, with considerable wit, he shows how celebration of that fateful night, and the representation of Guy Fawkes, has changed over the centuries. James Sharpe's colorfully told story has wide implications. The plot of 1605 has powerful resonances today, in a time of heightened concern about ideological conflict, religious fanaticism, and terrorism. And his account of the festivities marking the momentous event comments on the role of rituals in constructing national histories.
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