Antonia Fraser - Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot

Pros: Easy to read, presents an interesting opinion on the Gunpowder Plot
Cons: Only briefly mentions other views in the introduction

Schoolchildren throughout the United States only get a vague notion of Guy Fawkes Day...in fact, just about enough to know that there is such a day and that it's celebrated in England, but little else. I'd guess that children in at least a couple other ...

Pros: Gives a concise account of a famous and dramatic event in English history.
Cons: Does not give enough attention to the possibility that there was no Plot.

From the English branch of my family, I learned that English people don’t have fireworks on the Fourth of July like normal people. Sore losers, I suppose. Instead, the English have their fireworks on November 5, Guy Fawkes Day. In connection with that...