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5.0 out of 5 stars
Remember is worth Remembering,
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This review is from: Remember, Remember: A Cultural History of Guy Fawkes Day (Hardcover)
Remember Remember by James Sharpe is a engaging read about the celebrations of the November 5th Plot through the ages. The events of 1605 are studied as they happened, and as they were celebrated in the decades and centuries following. English anti-Catholicism, or anti-popery are judged in terms of who was being burnt in effigy, so the role of holiday symbolism in controlling the masses is central. From a patriotic holiday in its early days, degenerating into an excuse for a drunken brawl as the centuries passed Guy's day is show to be an evolving holiday. There are some fun chapters on fireworks manufacture, but they seem to be a bit afield of the topic at hand, but do make for amusing reading. Torture, in particular Drawn and Quartered scenes are done in detail the victorians would have put on a top shelf, in the back.... REMEMBER REMEMBER is a good read.
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Remember, Remember: A Cultural History of Guy Fawkes Day by J. A. Sharpe (Hardcover - November 5, 2005)
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