05-28-2008, 07:50 AM
Quote:I have to recommend Faith and Treason: The Story of the Gunpowder Plot by Antonia Fraser. This history book is about the Gunpowder Plot during the early years of James I's reign. The plot involved 13 Catholic men, mostly nobility, who planned to blow up Parliament with the King and his family inside in order to reestablish a Catholic monarchy. The most famous character from the Plot is Guy Fawkes (remember Guy Fawkes Day and Hugo Weaving in V for Vendetta?) who was actually a minor player in the conspiracy. He just happened to get caught with the gunpowder.
Ah, yes; Guy Fawkes Night. They still have bonfires in the UK on that night, IIRC. A friend in Scotland mentioned it a few years ago.
Generally I read science, particularly astronomy. Also enjoy history pertaining to the 17th and 18th centuries.