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Guy Fawkes' Explosion Would Have Devasted London

Posted by Hemos on from the ka-THOM dept.

Anonymous Coward writes "Experts at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth have worked out for the first time the true extent of the damage Guy Fawkes would have caused if his daring deed had not been foiled on November 5, 1605. " Sorry - history geek/major in me coming out, but this is definitiely one of those major points in history when things Could Have Gone Differently.

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  1. The place to go is... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ...the little town of Lewes in East Sussex, where they burn an effigy of the Pope every year (+ 2 topical others), and have rocket fights, a parade through town and lots of home-made explosives going off left, right and centre.

    Any tradition that involves burning the Pope can't be all that bad. ;-)

  2. Re:well at least by SubtleNuance · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    ha! RE: C) the fact that anyone cares how you cultists argue about your silly fantasy is beyond me -- i refuse to know. Catholics == Christians == Baptists == Jews == Scientologist == Muslim -- get it? Its a moot point to argue difference between any of them.

  3. Re:Future by $robertus · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    A splinter group that resorted to violence...
    You mean like that Boston Rable 270 years later?

    Personally, I've celebrated Guy's heroism every year for as long as I can remember. Then again, I was able to trace my ancestry back to a name-sake who had his death sentence for being a Jacobite set asside. Ok, so the fact that today is my birthday may have something to do with my celebration of the day.

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