Tag: British history
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The True Story of the Real Guy Fawkes
Remember, remember, the Fifth of November,The Gunpowder Treason and Plot;I know of no reason why the Gunpowder TreasonShould ever be forgot! Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, ’twas his intentTo blow up the King and the Parliament.Three-score barrels of powder below,To prove old England’s overthrow;By God’s providence he was catch’d,With a dark lantern and burning match.Holloa boys,…
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The Truth About the Sandwich Myth
Today is National Sandwich Day, which means the internet is full of photos of BLTs, Cubanos, and people arguing about whether a hot dog counts.But behind every bite of roast beef on rye is a story about one British aristocrat — a man who may have been more of a screw-up than a genius. Let’s…