Tuesday, November 06, 2018

Remember, remember...

St Peter's School in York almost certainly had their fireworks last night, and maybe a bonfire, but for sure did not burn a guy. Why?  Because Guy Fawkes went to school there, and it would be extremely bad form to burn an effigy of a former pupil.  It sometimes comes as a bit of a surprise to realise that Guy Fawkes was a real person with a normal history - he preferred to be called "Guido" but this was just an affectation - he was English through and through.

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