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These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:03,440 # Terrible Tudors, gorgeous Georgians 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:05,760 # Slimy Stuarts, vile Victorians Woeful wars, ferocious fights 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:07,040 # Dingy Castles, daring Knights 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,680 # Horrors that defy description Cut-throat Celts, awful Egyptians 5 00:00:09,680 --> 00:00:11,160 # Vicious Vikings, cruel crime 6 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:12,560 # Punishments from ancient times 7 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:13,920 # Romans, rotten, rank and ruthless 8 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:15,280 # Cavemen, savage, fearsome, toothless 9 00:00:15,280 --> 00:00:16,720 # Groovy Greeks, brainy sages 10 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:18,080 # Mean and measly Middle Ages 11 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:20,640 # Gory, ghastly, mean and cruel 12 00:00:20,640 --> 00:00:23,400 # Stuff they don't teach you at school 13 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:26,200 # The past is no longer a mystery 14 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:31,400 # Welcome to...Horrible Histories. # 15 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,600 Horrible Histories presents... 16 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:41,440 Hey! Yes, it's me, Guy Fawkes. 17 00:00:41,440 --> 00:00:43,120 You know, Bonfire Night. 18 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,120 You have Bonfire Night thanks to me. You're welcome. 19 00:00:46,120 --> 00:00:48,840 Although if I'm honest, the whole country celebrating the fact 20 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,480 I got captured and my plans ruined, it's a little hurtful, 21 00:00:51,480 --> 00:00:54,680 especially as I'm currently locked in the Tower Of London. 22 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:57,480 How did I get here? I'll tell you the story, 23 00:00:57,480 --> 00:01:01,160 and it actually all begins 70 years before I got caught. 24 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,120 Henry VIII decided he wanted to divorce his wife Catherine 25 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,720 and marry Anne Boleyn, 26 00:01:06,720 --> 00:01:10,080 which the Catholic Church, run by the Pope, wouldn't allow. 27 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,520 I'll let him tell you all about it. 28 00:01:12,520 --> 00:01:14,760 This track is an absolute banger. 29 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:18,800 # The Pope is a guy God thinks is fine 30 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,480 # He's also a real good friend of mine 31 00:01:21,480 --> 00:01:24,040 # Defender of the faith he calls me 32 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,760 # Cos I'm such a great Catholic - see? 33 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,520 # Then I got bored of Catherine 34 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:32,040 # And I wanted to marry Anne 35 00:01:32,040 --> 00:01:34,600 # Then the Pope said cos I'm Catholic 36 00:01:34,600 --> 00:01:36,800 # I gotta be a one-woman man 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,840 # So no, I don't want no pope 38 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:43,000 # The Pope is a guy that can't get no love from me 39 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:45,040 # Gonna split from the Catholics 40 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:47,160 # Now the head of the English Church 41 00:01:47,160 --> 00:01:48,840 # Is me. # 42 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,080 I can die happy, pass the Church on to my Protestant son. 43 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:54,960 Give 'em hell, Edward! 44 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,800 HE COUGHS 45 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:01,960 HE GROANS 46 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:03,440 Awkward. 47 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:04,800 Mary time. 48 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:07,600 # Then brother Eddie perished 49 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:10,160 # And now the country's mine 50 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:14,600 # And cos I was brought up Catholic I'll change it back one more time 51 00:02:14,600 --> 00:02:17,800 # Cos oh, how I love the Pope 52 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:21,160 # The Pope is the guy who reps my God for me 53 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,360 # And if you don't agree that's totally fine 54 00:02:24,360 --> 00:02:27,280 # I'll just burn you for heresy. # 55 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,680 Lizzie in the house, yes... 56 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,360 # Now Mary died, the country's mine 57 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:35,960 # How will we pray, I must decide 58 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,480 # Born Protestant Raised with Catholics 59 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:41,280 # I really can see both sides 60 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:44,160 # Sure, if I trash the Catholics 61 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:46,640 # Then the whole Church is mine 62 00:02:46,640 --> 00:02:51,200 # And if they don't obey me I'll charge them a hefty fine 63 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:54,400 # So no, I don't want no pope 64 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:57,800 # The English Church should all be about me 65 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,720 # Head of Church and state 66 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:04,080 # That sounds great Call it Act Of Supremacy 67 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,440 # I don't want no pope 68 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:10,200 # No, sorry 69 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:12,320 # But what will happen 70 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:16,120 # After me? # 71 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:18,080 Well, I'll tell you what happened. Get out! 72 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,120 Elizabeth didn't have any heirs, 73 00:03:20,120 --> 00:03:24,080 so they put this guy on the throne - King James VI of Scotland. 74 00:03:24,080 --> 00:03:27,000 Oh, yeah, I'm gonna be the English King. 75 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,680 Not only is his dancing irritating, but he's a Protestant, 76 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:32,080 which is doubly annoying. 77 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:35,160 But that didn't mean us Catholics weren't close by him... 78 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:37,240 ..I mean VERY close. 79 00:03:53,640 --> 00:03:55,960 Really hard to tell you this, bro. 80 00:03:55,960 --> 00:03:58,240 The people of Greenwich are talking. 81 00:03:58,240 --> 00:04:00,440 This isn't about me weeing on the horse again? 82 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,440 Oh, yeah, that. But also, 83 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,920 like, maybe your wifey Anne 84 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:08,480 has totally secretly converted to... 85 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:10,960 ..Catholicism. 86 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:14,200 You're wrong. 87 00:04:14,200 --> 00:04:15,600 You're all wrong. 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,080 Bro! 89 00:04:17,080 --> 00:04:18,160 Ugh... 90 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:22,720 Hi, babes. 91 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:23,960 You OK? 92 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,360 Hey. Um... 93 00:04:26,360 --> 00:04:29,840 ..look, first off, this is super awkward for me. 94 00:04:29,840 --> 00:04:32,240 OK? Like, I'm not a confrontationalist person. 95 00:04:32,240 --> 00:04:36,360 I know. Love how chill we are, babes. Yeah, but... 96 00:04:36,360 --> 00:04:39,320 ..this rumour about you being a... 97 00:04:40,840 --> 00:04:42,320 ..secret Catholic, 98 00:04:42,320 --> 00:04:44,400 that's making me kind of un-chill. 99 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:46,800 Oh, babes... 100 00:04:46,800 --> 00:04:49,760 Uh... Are those prayer beads? 101 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:54,200 Is that a Catholic rosary? James, you're so controlling and suspicious. 102 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,280 It's just, like, a random gift from a good friend. 103 00:04:57,280 --> 00:04:59,920 And is that friend a Catholic? 104 00:04:59,920 --> 00:05:03,720 Um, maybe, but... Anne! How could you? 105 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:06,840 How could YOU wee on a horse? I did not wee on a horse! 106 00:05:06,840 --> 00:05:08,120 I weed OFF a horse. 107 00:05:08,120 --> 00:05:11,160 I just so happened to be sitting ON a horse when I did the wee. 108 00:05:11,160 --> 00:05:14,680 It's completely different! It's embarrassing. 109 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:18,080 You're a Catholic, love. I'm this close to ordering 110 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,920 all Catholic priests to leave the country. 111 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:24,520 GASPING: No, James! Please, don't! That would be totes tragic. 112 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:25,960 You pushed me to it. 113 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:28,920 Even though I hardly even know any Catholic priests or anything, 114 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:33,080 it's chill. Anne, babes, blessings. Oh... Mwah, mwah. 115 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:35,880 Old Popey just wanted to know if you got that rosary he sent you, 116 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:37,600 now you're such a massive papist? 117 00:05:37,600 --> 00:05:38,640 Wait, wait, wait... 118 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:41,480 Those rosary beads are from the POPE? 119 00:05:41,480 --> 00:05:43,400 Um...maybe. 120 00:05:43,400 --> 00:05:44,480 A bit. 121 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:46,920 Right! That's it. All Catholic priests banned. 122 00:05:46,920 --> 00:05:48,280 Get out of my country, mate! 123 00:05:51,080 --> 00:05:52,560 I would ask to borrow a horse, 124 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,720 but I presume your saddle's still drying out? 125 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,960 SHE LAUGHS Get out! 126 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:03,600 So, what with rumours of Anne secretly practising Catholicism, 127 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:06,080 and a couple of attempts to kill King James - 128 00:06:06,080 --> 00:06:07,880 not by me - 129 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:12,240 James decided to make it really hard for us to be Catholics in England. 130 00:06:12,240 --> 00:06:15,560 Not only could we be fined for taking part in mass, 131 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:20,000 but Catholic priests were also banned from England altogether. 132 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:22,560 Yeah. Sorry, Jeff, you've got to go. 133 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,840 Don't give me those puppy dog eyes. 134 00:06:24,840 --> 00:06:26,240 This is goodbye. 135 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,640 Hey... Unbelievable. 136 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:31,320 We Catholics were very angry about all this 137 00:06:31,320 --> 00:06:34,280 and some of us went over to Spain to ask their King for help 138 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:37,360 in getting rid of our King James, but they refused. 139 00:06:37,360 --> 00:06:41,360 So, it was time for me and a few other guys 140 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,360 to take matters into our own hands. 141 00:06:43,360 --> 00:06:44,840 Not you, Jeff. 142 00:06:45,760 --> 00:06:48,280 I've seen him do weddings. He's bad under pressure. 143 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,560 Remember, remember the 5th of November 144 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,840 Gunpowder, treason and plot... 145 00:06:55,840 --> 00:06:58,360 Well...meet the plotters. 146 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,840 This is our leader... 147 00:07:02,840 --> 00:07:04,680 ..Robert Catesby. 148 00:07:04,680 --> 00:07:06,760 A rebel through and through, 149 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:10,240 the kind of bloke that don't play by the rules. 150 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:11,560 See? 151 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,720 Absolute rule-breaking ledge. 152 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,440 Most of the time. 153 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:25,720 Then there's my mate Thomas Wintour, 154 00:07:25,720 --> 00:07:29,560 Catesby's number two. He's from a pretty tasty family - 155 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:34,320 his uncle got hung, drawn and quartered just for being Catholic. 156 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,600 John Wright, AKA The Muscle. 157 00:07:38,600 --> 00:07:42,280 The only thing he loves more than Catholicism is a fight. 158 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:46,800 And don't forget Thomas Percy, 159 00:07:46,800 --> 00:07:48,840 the inside man. 160 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:50,440 He's connected. 161 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,200 He's got money, he's got us a safe house 162 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:00,480 and he claims he can get us in right under the Houses of Parliament. 163 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,480 And boom, there's me, Guy Fawkes. 164 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,760 I'm the explosives expert. 165 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:07,760 I'm a schemer and a soldier. 166 00:08:07,760 --> 00:08:09,360 Sold off my family inheritance 167 00:08:09,360 --> 00:08:12,600 and dedicated my life to the Catholic cause, 168 00:08:12,600 --> 00:08:14,640 and getting rid of King James. 169 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,880 I'm not afraid to be right in the mix if things go up in smoke. 170 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:21,280 Gentlemen, we're here to discuss 171 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,520 overthrowing the tyrannical government of King James, 172 00:08:24,520 --> 00:08:27,760 and return a Catholic monarch to the English throne. 173 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,360 Now, the plot... Welcome to the Duck And Drake. 174 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,040 Can I get you any drinks? 175 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,440 We have wine, cider, beer, ale... 176 00:08:35,440 --> 00:08:37,640 We're fine. I could go for an ale. Yeah, me too. 177 00:08:37,640 --> 00:08:39,000 Yeah. Fine. 178 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:40,600 Five ales. Aye! 179 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:42,560 So, gentlemen, 180 00:08:42,560 --> 00:08:46,080 the plan is that we kill the King of... Yes? 181 00:08:46,080 --> 00:08:49,040 Sorry. Why are we meeting in a pub? 182 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:50,600 So we don't arouse suspicion. 183 00:08:50,600 --> 00:08:54,320 To the casual observer, we're just friends out having a drink, 184 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:56,600 but we're not. We're not friends? No. 185 00:08:56,600 --> 00:08:59,360 We're plotters, bringing about the downfall of the King. 186 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:01,360 That doesn't mean we can't be friends. 187 00:09:01,360 --> 00:09:02,760 I mean, you and I are related. 188 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,200 Might be nice to hang out from time to time, you know, 189 00:09:05,200 --> 00:09:08,440 when we're not plotting. John and I are brothers-in-law. 190 00:09:08,440 --> 00:09:11,160 We're not friends, but we are family. Does that matter? 191 00:09:11,160 --> 00:09:13,480 No! Now, back to business. 192 00:09:13,480 --> 00:09:15,160 No-one must... Five ales! 193 00:09:15,160 --> 00:09:17,160 THEY CHEER 194 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:22,760 Look... Once we assassinate the King, we... 195 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:27,960 What do you want now? I was about to ask you the same thing, sir. 196 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:30,880 What do YOU want? Oh, er, we want to kill the King. 197 00:09:30,880 --> 00:09:32,640 THUMP 198 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:35,560 The specials are on the board. Oh, great, I'm starving. 199 00:09:35,560 --> 00:09:37,600 All right, I'll give you a couple of minutes. 200 00:09:37,600 --> 00:09:41,720 So, gentlemen, once we kill the King, 201 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,800 we ride up north to begin the revolt, 202 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:47,960 armed with hundreds... Ring The Bull? 203 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:51,520 What? It's a game where you toss a ring onto a bull's horns. 204 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,560 We've got it in the back. Oh, that sounds fun. 205 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:55,360 We're not here to play any games. 206 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:58,000 Yeah, right. Why would you want to have fun with a relative 207 00:09:58,000 --> 00:10:00,640 who it turns out doesn't even consider you a friend? 208 00:10:00,640 --> 00:10:05,200 I really misinterpreted what this relationship... Can we PLEASE focus? 209 00:10:06,320 --> 00:10:07,680 OK. 210 00:10:07,680 --> 00:10:10,840 After we kill the King, we travel up north, 211 00:10:10,840 --> 00:10:13,880 we kidnap James's daughter Elizabeth, 212 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:16,360 we convince her to convert to Catholicism, 213 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:18,760 and then we make her Queen of England. 214 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:21,160 Simple! Not sure I'd call it simple. 215 00:10:21,160 --> 00:10:23,080 Any questions? Yeah. 216 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,960 Does the pie come with veg, or do we have to order that separate? 217 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,640 About the plot to kill the... Carrots! What? 218 00:10:28,640 --> 00:10:29,880 Somebody asked about the pie. 219 00:10:29,880 --> 00:10:32,480 Yeah. It comes with carrots and peas. Lovely. I'll have that. 220 00:10:32,480 --> 00:10:34,680 Yes. Me, too. Three pies. 221 00:10:34,680 --> 00:10:35,880 ANGRILY: Mm! 222 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:37,280 Catesby, don't go off in a strop. 223 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,360 I'm not. I'm playing Ring The Bull. 224 00:10:39,360 --> 00:10:41,160 Yeah, well, you need a friend to do that. 225 00:10:41,160 --> 00:10:43,000 You know, a friend! 226 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:44,360 Like we're not! 227 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:45,520 Apparently! 228 00:10:45,520 --> 00:10:47,920 He really hurt my feelings when he said that, you know? 229 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:49,800 HE SIGHS 230 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:52,440 So, during our night in the pub, 231 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,320 we came up with a plan. 232 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:57,600 The idea is for one group to kill the King and his supporters 233 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,000 here in London, 234 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:02,200 while the rest of us gather a rebel army in the Midlands 235 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:05,960 and capture King James's daughter... Oh, hello! ..Princess Elizabeth, 236 00:11:05,960 --> 00:11:09,280 so that when he's killed, we can put HER on the throne 237 00:11:09,280 --> 00:11:11,080 as our puppet. SQUEAK 238 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:13,680 Not THAT kind of puppet. Out! 239 00:11:13,680 --> 00:11:15,720 Oh, give me strength. 240 00:11:15,720 --> 00:11:18,120 This is where I'll be. 241 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:21,840 My job is to kill the King by blowing up the Houses of Parliament. 242 00:11:21,840 --> 00:11:24,640 Our base is here at Catesby's house 243 00:11:24,640 --> 00:11:26,680 on the south side of the Thames. 244 00:11:26,680 --> 00:11:29,040 That's where we've stored our gunpowder. 245 00:11:29,040 --> 00:11:31,160 It's our safe house... 246 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:34,320 ..as long as no-one lights a match. 247 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,720 Now, we need to put the gunpowder under this building, 248 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:40,400 the Houses Of Parliament, over here, 249 00:11:40,400 --> 00:11:43,960 so we've got to get across the river and into Parliament. 250 00:11:43,960 --> 00:11:47,200 That's why Thomas Percy rented us a house 251 00:11:47,200 --> 00:11:50,000 roughly here, by Parliament's wall. 252 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:54,360 So, at night, we use boats to carry the gunpowder across the river 253 00:11:54,360 --> 00:11:57,600 from Catesby's house to the house Percy's rented, 254 00:11:57,600 --> 00:12:00,600 remembering not to light a match along the way. 255 00:12:00,600 --> 00:12:03,760 So now we've got the gunpowder on the right side of the river, 256 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,200 hidden near Parliament. 257 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:07,400 EXPLOSION What did I say about matches? 258 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,160 Next, we'll dig a tunnel from the house 259 00:12:10,160 --> 00:12:11,800 to the cellars underneath Parliament, 260 00:12:11,800 --> 00:12:13,480 and hide the gunpowder there. 261 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,320 Then, when the King comes to open Parliament 262 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,640 in front of all his friends, 263 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:22,560 well, that's when it's OK to light the match and... 264 00:12:22,560 --> 00:12:24,120 FART OK. 265 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,120 Might need more than one barrel of powder. 266 00:12:26,120 --> 00:12:28,200 Let's try 1,000! 267 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:29,680 LOUD BANG Too much. 268 00:12:29,680 --> 00:12:31,840 Let's say 36 barrels. 269 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:34,120 BANG Perfect. 270 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:37,600 It's a flawless plan, and all we have to do now 271 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,240 is dig a tunnel. EXPLOSION 272 00:12:40,240 --> 00:12:43,520 SIGHING: And remember not to light any matches. 273 00:12:43,520 --> 00:12:46,160 What could possibly go wrong? 274 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:47,480 SQUEAK 275 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,640 So, that was the plan for the plot. 276 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:52,960 Or possibly the plot for the plan. 277 00:12:52,960 --> 00:12:54,720 It was pretty good in theory, 278 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:57,160 and we were on our way towards blowing up Parliament 279 00:12:57,160 --> 00:12:59,360 and with it, the King. 280 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:02,080 Success was just a short tunnel away. 281 00:13:02,080 --> 00:13:04,040 Simple, right? 282 00:13:04,040 --> 00:13:05,720 Wrong. 283 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:15,040 Hello, and welcome to Historical Amazingly Small Spaces. 284 00:13:15,040 --> 00:13:18,000 Today, I'm here with Thomas Wintour, 285 00:13:18,000 --> 00:13:20,080 Guy Fawkes and Thomas Percy, 286 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:22,760 who've taken on the amazing challenge 287 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:25,360 of extending this Westminster basement. 288 00:13:25,360 --> 00:13:28,280 It's a lot of hard work. Am I right, lads? 289 00:13:28,280 --> 00:13:31,400 Well, ever since we rented the house... 290 00:13:31,400 --> 00:13:33,160 That was me, actually. That was my job. Hi. 291 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,120 ..we have been digging through the walls 292 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:38,080 and propping the ceiling up with piles of wood, 293 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:40,280 often working 16-hour days, 294 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,280 so it's been back-breaking work. 295 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:43,840 But we've been well-prepared. 296 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,240 We've got huge stash of dried meat and eggs, 297 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:47,600 so we never even have to leave... 298 00:13:47,600 --> 00:13:50,640 LONG FART Oh! ..which is great, obviously. 299 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:54,200 Could have chosen any food for an airless, underground room 300 00:13:54,200 --> 00:13:57,320 and he went with, um, dried meat and eggs. 301 00:13:57,320 --> 00:14:00,000 Bleugh, and with no windows, 302 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:02,680 that is going to be trapped in here all day. 303 00:14:02,680 --> 00:14:07,040 All day. Whew. So, what exactly is the build for? 304 00:14:07,040 --> 00:14:09,760 So we are reinforcing the basement walls 305 00:14:09,760 --> 00:14:12,000 because there was water leaking in from the Thames. 306 00:14:12,000 --> 00:14:14,720 At least, that's what we're supposed to say if anyone asks, right? 307 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:16,560 THEY LAUGH 308 00:14:16,560 --> 00:14:19,560 Doesn't the tunnel go right underneath the House Of Lords? 309 00:14:19,560 --> 00:14:20,760 How does that help? 310 00:14:20,760 --> 00:14:22,760 Well, it helps if you're trying to blow up Parliament. 311 00:14:22,760 --> 00:14:24,160 LOUD KICK Ow! 312 00:14:24,160 --> 00:14:27,680 We had no idea what the tunnel went under the House of Lords. 313 00:14:27,680 --> 00:14:29,640 Well, that was the whole plan, Guy, wasn't it? Guy? 314 00:14:29,640 --> 00:14:31,240 That was the whole plan... STICK SLAMS DOWN 315 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:34,280 So you're not TRYING to dig under the House of Lords? 316 00:14:34,280 --> 00:14:38,480 No. W-why, are you... suspicious of something? 317 00:14:38,480 --> 00:14:41,200 No, not at all. It's just, for a second there, 318 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,680 I thought you'd rented the wrong house. 319 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:45,320 NERVOUS LAUGHTER 320 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:46,840 W-what do you mean? 321 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:48,680 Well, um, the house next door 322 00:14:48,680 --> 00:14:51,520 already has a cellar that goes right under the House of Lords, 323 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:53,200 so you could have just rented that one. 324 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,080 Does it? 325 00:14:56,080 --> 00:14:59,520 Yeah, yeah. You wouldn't have had to do any digging at all. 326 00:15:00,720 --> 00:15:03,200 Can I have a word, please? Sure thing, Guy. 327 00:15:03,200 --> 00:15:04,600 Can have a chat about anything. 328 00:15:04,600 --> 00:15:08,400 SHOUTING: THREE MONTHS, we've been digging this fart-filled tunnel! 329 00:15:08,400 --> 00:15:10,400 Sorry, I didn't know... FARTING 330 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,920 Oh, that is eggy. Nobody light a match. 331 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:14,480 What? Ooh. 332 00:15:14,480 --> 00:15:16,080 There's about 20 barrels of gunpowder 333 00:15:16,080 --> 00:15:18,480 we've got hidden down here. Wintour, come here! 334 00:15:18,480 --> 00:15:20,960 SHOUTING IN BACKGROUND Well, that is all we have time for 335 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:24,600 today on Historical Amazingly Small Spaces. 336 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,880 I would just like to wish the lads all the luck in the world with... 337 00:15:27,880 --> 00:15:30,440 ..well, to be honest, I'm still not entirely sure 338 00:15:30,440 --> 00:15:33,240 what it is they're doing. We're blowing up the Houses Of Parliament. 339 00:15:33,240 --> 00:15:34,880 Will you SHUT UP! All right! 340 00:15:37,920 --> 00:15:40,800 Hello, there! Me again, James I of England, 341 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,920 or James VI of Scotland - you choose, I answer to both. 342 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,440 I was the innocent victim of this foul gunpowder plot, 343 00:15:47,440 --> 00:15:50,600 and I know, who'd want to blow up such a lovely face as this? 344 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:54,760 Ugh... Some people are going to be in a lot of trouble. Anyway, 345 00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,960 there was one piece of evidence that tipped me off 346 00:15:56,960 --> 00:15:59,640 about the plot on November 1st, 1605. 347 00:15:59,640 --> 00:16:02,120 But can you tell me what it was? 348 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,400 Was it, A... 349 00:16:15,680 --> 00:16:17,760 The answer is... 350 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:18,840 ..B. 351 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:21,160 I got hold of the Monteagle letter. 352 00:16:21,160 --> 00:16:23,320 It was sent to Baron Monteagle 353 00:16:23,320 --> 00:16:26,400 and it mysteriously told him to stay away from Parliament. 354 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,840 The letter said that Parliament would receive a terrible blow 355 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:32,440 and I guessed someone was going to try and blow it up, 356 00:16:32,440 --> 00:16:34,200 so I ordered the building to be searched, 357 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:37,040 thereby saving this handsome creature. 358 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:40,360 Honestly, you write one book about catching witches, 359 00:16:40,360 --> 00:16:42,760 and they take it so personally. 360 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:43,920 You're not a witch, are you? 361 00:16:43,920 --> 00:16:45,560 Hello...are you a witch? 362 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:47,160 Seriously, come over here. 363 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,760 Show me... Show me your witchy eyes. 364 00:16:48,760 --> 00:16:51,720 What? I'm not obsessed, mate! You're obsessed! 365 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,760 OWL TOOTS 366 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,120 Fawkes. HIGH-PITCHED: Whoa! 367 00:17:06,520 --> 00:17:08,160 Sorry to interrupt, mate. 368 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:11,480 Apparently some joker's trying to blow up the Houses Of Parliament. 369 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:15,400 Oh... You haven't seen him around, have you? 370 00:17:15,400 --> 00:17:17,200 Nope. 371 00:17:19,280 --> 00:17:21,920 OK. Fair enough. We'll leave you to it. 372 00:17:21,920 --> 00:17:23,520 Have a good night, and... 373 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:26,320 Hang on a second... 374 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:28,520 ..that's a lot of firewood to be stacking 375 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:30,800 right underneath the Houses Of Parliament. 376 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:34,480 Is it? I wouldn't really know. I'm just a lowly servant man... 377 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:37,000 ..looking after a cellar full of wood... 378 00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:40,120 ..for my boss, Thomas Percy. 379 00:17:43,160 --> 00:17:46,880 Fair enough. Well, boys, looks like nothing dodgy is going on here. 380 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:48,920 Let us know if you see anything strange. Will do. 381 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:50,720 Let's go find the guy. Eh? 382 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,080 What? You said "Guy". 383 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:57,680 Is your name Guy? 384 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:00,840 No. What's your name? 385 00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,800 John. John what? 386 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:08,640 John...son. John...Johnson. My name's John Johnson. 387 00:18:08,640 --> 00:18:10,560 John Johnson? 388 00:18:11,640 --> 00:18:12,960 Yeah. 389 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:16,040 Lovely to meet you, John Johnson. 390 00:18:16,040 --> 00:18:18,320 HEARTY LAUGH Good to meet you, too! 391 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:19,840 Better let you get on with it. 392 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:23,600 Let us know if you see anyone up to no good. Johnson's your man. 393 00:18:24,920 --> 00:18:27,240 That was a close one. 394 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:30,280 Proof, if ever, that God is on our side. 395 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:33,240 Nothing can stop us now. 396 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,480 CRASHING 397 00:18:36,480 --> 00:18:37,840 Just one more thing... 398 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:40,440 Wait a second, what's all this? 399 00:18:44,000 --> 00:18:48,000 John Johnson, you are nicked! Drop that barrel of gunpowder! 400 00:18:49,120 --> 00:18:51,240 I don't think that would be a very good idea. 401 00:18:51,240 --> 00:18:53,320 You're probably right! 402 00:18:56,000 --> 00:18:58,000 And there you have it, fireworks fans. 403 00:18:58,000 --> 00:18:59,920 That's why I'm here. 404 00:18:59,920 --> 00:19:03,720 Yes, my race is run. The king has me in his clutches, 405 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:07,520 but the rest of the guys, Catesby and co, still on the loose. 406 00:19:07,520 --> 00:19:10,080 Hopefully, they can turn this thing around. 407 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:12,760 I mean, while they've got some gunpowder, 408 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:16,200 the gunpowder plot is still alive, baby! 409 00:19:16,200 --> 00:19:18,600 Can't do any worse than old John Johnson here, can they? 410 00:19:18,600 --> 00:19:21,400 Actually, they can. Oh, come on! 411 00:19:23,560 --> 00:19:25,120 With Guy Fawkes now captured, 412 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:27,840 lead investigator Sheriff Richard Walsh and his men 413 00:19:27,840 --> 00:19:30,800 are hot on the trail of Catesby and his fugitive crew, 414 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,840 including Thomas Wintour and Everett Digby. 415 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:35,920 OK, quick recap, guys. 416 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,560 Fawkes is out of the picture, and parliament is safe, 417 00:19:38,560 --> 00:19:41,080 but Robert Catesby and the rest of the conspirators 418 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,120 still want to start a rebellion. 419 00:19:43,120 --> 00:19:44,760 So let's hunt them down. 420 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,520 It's pretty obvious they'll head for the Midlands and the weather's bad, 421 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:59,080 so we should look out for some soaking wet stressed-out Catholics. 422 00:19:59,080 --> 00:20:02,920 I'm stressed. I'm super stressed! Everything's ruined! 423 00:20:02,920 --> 00:20:05,560 Come on, Wintour, Digby, everything will be fine! 424 00:20:05,560 --> 00:20:07,200 Will it, Catesby? Will it? 425 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:09,120 Cos our plan's just gone up in smoke! 426 00:20:09,120 --> 00:20:11,160 Or rather, it didn't. That was the old plan. 427 00:20:11,160 --> 00:20:15,680 Old plan? Yeah. The new plan is that we lie low here, 428 00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:17,480 at Holbeche House in Staffordshire, 429 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:19,880 drum up support, start a revolt. 430 00:20:19,880 --> 00:20:21,400 They'll never see us coming. 431 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,320 They'll be lying low, drumming up support, 432 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:27,000 trying to start a revolt. That's standard. 433 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:31,760 Catesby's crew are drying out inside Holbeche House. 434 00:20:31,760 --> 00:20:33,680 It's going great, guys. 435 00:20:33,680 --> 00:20:35,800 We've got hundreds of willing men. 436 00:20:35,800 --> 00:20:37,240 All the willing men have left. 437 00:20:37,240 --> 00:20:41,160 HE WAILS 438 00:20:41,160 --> 00:20:42,360 Never mind. 439 00:20:42,360 --> 00:20:45,520 There are a SMALL group of willing men who can move fast 440 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:47,760 and achieve a lot. I tell you what, 441 00:20:47,760 --> 00:20:50,880 getting hold of those horses, now THAT was a stroke of luck. 442 00:20:50,880 --> 00:20:53,080 We've got word of some stolen horses in Warwick. 443 00:20:53,080 --> 00:20:55,480 Let's go and check it out. 444 00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:57,760 There's gonna be fireworks. 445 00:20:57,760 --> 00:20:59,200 FIREWORK BANGS 446 00:20:59,200 --> 00:21:00,280 There... 447 00:21:00,280 --> 00:21:01,560 Now, that... 448 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,400 ..is how you dry gunpowder. 449 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:04,560 CHUCKLING Look... 450 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,440 ..I know I'm not the explosives expert, 451 00:21:06,440 --> 00:21:09,080 but...I'm sure there was something to remember 452 00:21:09,080 --> 00:21:10,560 about gunpowder and fire. 453 00:21:10,560 --> 00:21:12,800 How else are you meant to dry it? Well, I dunno! 454 00:21:12,800 --> 00:21:16,160 It doesn't work if it's wet. We didn't have much of a choice. 455 00:21:16,160 --> 00:21:17,240 Don't worry, 456 00:21:17,240 --> 00:21:19,480 it's perfectly safe... EXPLOSION 457 00:21:19,480 --> 00:21:22,040 Oh, my eyes, I can't see! 458 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,320 Come on! 459 00:21:23,320 --> 00:21:25,320 THEY COUGH 460 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,520 Come on, man! Surely you can see that the plan is still there! 461 00:21:28,520 --> 00:21:31,960 I can't see anything any more! Calm down! They'll never find us. 462 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:34,640 We found them. 463 00:21:34,640 --> 00:21:37,640 Do you think we should just... give up? 464 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:39,760 Never. It's fine. 465 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:41,320 Don't worry about it. 466 00:21:41,320 --> 00:21:42,880 It's all... GUNSHOT 467 00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,000 ..good. 468 00:21:45,280 --> 00:21:47,840 Uh...if you say so, Catesby. 469 00:21:49,480 --> 00:21:52,920 Catesby? Hard luck, guys, you've been hunted down. 470 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,520 And in some cases, shot. What happened? 471 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:56,920 Did we win? 472 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:00,120 WHIMPERING: I'll take that as a no. 473 00:22:02,200 --> 00:22:04,520 Yo, yo, King James in the house. 474 00:22:04,520 --> 00:22:08,480 And looky what we have here. 475 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,440 Mr John Johnson. 476 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:13,520 If that is your real name. 477 00:22:13,520 --> 00:22:17,600 A letter was found on your person addressed to one Guy Fawkes. 478 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:18,960 No comment. Oh, don't worry. 479 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,000 I'll find out if you're telling the truth... 480 00:22:21,000 --> 00:22:23,680 ..by allowing Sir William Wade and his men 481 00:22:23,680 --> 00:22:26,440 to use their powers of persuasion. 482 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:30,840 Persuasion, sir? We usually just torture them. 483 00:22:30,840 --> 00:22:34,120 Yes, Wade. I was trying to be subtle and intimidating. 484 00:22:34,120 --> 00:22:38,600 Begin, Wade! Start lightly, getting more severe if he resists. 485 00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:40,400 Very well, Your Majesty. 486 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:43,400 Oh, come on, then! Do your worst! 487 00:22:43,400 --> 00:22:45,720 Uh-oh... 488 00:22:45,720 --> 00:22:48,280 ..tickle time! 489 00:22:48,280 --> 00:22:49,920 Uh, Sir William... 490 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:56,120 ..I think threatening him with a feather is a little too light. 491 00:22:56,120 --> 00:22:59,160 I'm very ticklish, though. More than a feather. 492 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,960 Set him on fire? No! Split the difference? 493 00:23:02,960 --> 00:23:05,760 Er, the rack? There we go! No! That's the sort of thing! 494 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,240 Start with the manacles and work your way up. 495 00:23:08,240 --> 00:23:10,400 Now, off to get tortured, you go. 496 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:17,280 Ooh, will you look at that! Guy is no longer here to speak to you. 497 00:23:17,280 --> 00:23:18,840 I wonder why that is. 498 00:23:22,960 --> 00:23:24,720 I'm trying to say we had him executed, 499 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,680 and not in a nice way. But your friend of mine - me - 500 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,600 was very much alive and kicking. Booyeah! 501 00:23:30,600 --> 00:23:33,120 Now, the gunpowder plot was an epic fail, 502 00:23:33,120 --> 00:23:34,520 and it kind of felt like everyone 503 00:23:34,520 --> 00:23:37,200 should celebrate that fact every year. 504 00:23:37,200 --> 00:23:40,600 So me and my Parliament made that a rule for November 5th. 505 00:23:40,600 --> 00:23:44,320 Boo! Ha-ha-ha, the fun we had. 506 00:23:44,320 --> 00:23:47,000 This is Jimmy on the street, I'm James I 507 00:23:47,000 --> 00:23:48,600 or Jimmy VI, if you're Scottish, 508 00:23:48,600 --> 00:23:50,400 and the best day of the year 509 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:54,440 is finally here - the 5th of November, 1606, 510 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:58,200 the day we all celebrate me still being alive! 511 00:23:58,200 --> 00:23:59,840 Cheer, Robert. WEAKLY: Yay. 512 00:23:59,840 --> 00:24:04,160 Yay! My adviser Robert Cecil, here, is right to cheer. 513 00:24:04,160 --> 00:24:05,760 What a day! 514 00:24:09,760 --> 00:24:11,920 You! If you could say one word, what would it be? 515 00:24:11,920 --> 00:24:15,800 No-one cares! OK, come on! Oh, you! Unnamed female, 516 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:18,280 what are you doing? Er, building a bonfire. 517 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:20,880 Why? Because you ordered us to celebrate. 518 00:24:20,880 --> 00:24:22,880 Well, what are you waiting for? 519 00:24:22,880 --> 00:24:24,760 Go burn everything... 520 00:24:24,760 --> 00:24:26,800 ..to celebrate ME not getting burned. 521 00:24:26,800 --> 00:24:31,120 Yes, one whole day to reflect what an absolute blessing it was 522 00:24:31,120 --> 00:24:33,880 that I didn't get bumped off by that mean old Guy Fawkes 523 00:24:33,880 --> 00:24:38,560 and his wee pals. And that day is today, the 5th of November. 524 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,880 Should be the 4th, really. 525 00:24:39,880 --> 00:24:42,000 Have you got something to say, Cecil? 526 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,560 Well... 527 00:24:43,560 --> 00:24:46,120 ..Guy Fawkes was discovered on the 4th of November, so technically, 528 00:24:46,120 --> 00:24:47,840 we should have celebrated yesterday. 529 00:24:48,800 --> 00:24:50,600 Is there a day to celebrate YOU, Robert? 530 00:24:50,600 --> 00:24:52,240 No, Your Majesty. 531 00:24:52,240 --> 00:24:54,200 No, there isn't. 532 00:24:54,200 --> 00:24:55,880 Well, there is for ME, pal, 533 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:59,120 and that day is today, the 5th of November. 534 00:24:59,120 --> 00:25:01,320 Which way? Which way? This way. 535 00:25:01,320 --> 00:25:02,920 No, this way! What about you? 536 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,960 Oh, you're too wooden. Agh! 537 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,640 Burn! Burn! Burn! 538 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,640 This thing is just gonna keep getting bigger. 539 00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:11,280 I'm picturing gun salutes, 540 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:14,120 bell-ringing, you know, mayoral processions. 541 00:25:14,120 --> 00:25:19,280 And in July, OK, Christian of Denmark even brought me a firework 542 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,720 which they let off in celebration. Tell them about it. 543 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:23,960 It was broad daylight in the middle of July, 544 00:25:23,960 --> 00:25:26,600 so when it went off, no-one could really see anything. 545 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:30,880 Which made it all the more impressive. 546 00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:36,480 He's not wrong! So many chances to celebrate your fave king, me, 547 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,200 the 5th of November. Don't forget that date. 548 00:25:39,200 --> 00:25:41,760 I'm expecting people to be celebrating that date 549 00:25:41,760 --> 00:25:44,080 for many centuries to come. 550 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:46,520 Remember, remember the 5th of November. That's stupid. 551 00:25:46,520 --> 00:25:48,960 That rhyme could literally apply to any day in November. 552 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:50,840 Well, it could be the 4th of November. 553 00:25:51,760 --> 00:25:53,160 No. You! 554 00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,760 Celebrate me more! 555 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:58,720 Why is that not on fire? Everything should be on fire! Right, 556 00:25:58,720 --> 00:26:01,760 I'm off to sing a total banger about the history of fireworks. 557 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:03,960 Happy Bonfire Night, everyone! 558 00:26:05,960 --> 00:26:07,960 # The birth of fireworks 559 00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:09,840 # An ancient Chinese tale 560 00:26:09,840 --> 00:26:13,760 # Wei Boyang tried to live forever but was doomed to fail 561 00:26:13,760 --> 00:26:15,760 # He mixed three powders up 562 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:17,560 # Thought they would be a hit 563 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:20,800 # He didn't live so long but now the spark was lit 564 00:26:20,800 --> 00:26:24,600 # Cos when you add some heat 565 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:28,480 # And then retreat 566 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:32,440 # It starts to smoke and spark 567 00:26:32,440 --> 00:26:35,600 # And lights the dark... # 568 00:26:35,600 --> 00:26:37,840 EXPLOSION 569 00:26:37,840 --> 00:26:40,600 Oh! This really seems to help my psoriasis. 570 00:26:40,600 --> 00:26:44,880 # Yes, he had made an eczema cure 571 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:48,640 # Applied the mixture to the sore 572 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:52,240 # Not what he was looking for 573 00:26:52,240 --> 00:26:56,120 # Must be more to this for sure 574 00:26:56,120 --> 00:26:59,840 # Little fireworks go zoom, zoom, zoom 575 00:26:59,840 --> 00:27:03,680 # But fill a barrel and it's boom, boom, boom 576 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:07,520 # We'll blow the king across the room, room, room 577 00:27:07,520 --> 00:27:11,600 # Then Catholic England can resume-sume-sume 578 00:27:11,600 --> 00:27:15,600 # Cos they were using gunpowder 579 00:27:15,600 --> 00:27:19,440 # That started as an eczema cure 580 00:27:19,440 --> 00:27:23,120 # But Guy Fawkes' plan did not go bang 581 00:27:23,120 --> 00:27:27,240 # And soon he was a captured man 582 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,440 # Now no matter where you go 583 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:35,200 # Fireworks put on a show 584 00:27:35,200 --> 00:27:38,840 # Hear the crowds go aah, aah, ooh 585 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:43,240 # Entertainment just for you. # 586 00:27:46,280 --> 00:27:48,440 Uh-oh... 587 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:49,680 ..tickle. 588 00:27:49,680 --> 00:27:52,360 Uh-oh... 589 00:27:52,360 --> 00:27:54,040 HE LAUGHS 590 00:27:54,040 --> 00:27:56,000 ..tickle... 591 00:27:57,560 --> 00:28:00,360 # The past is no longer a mystery 592 00:28:00,360 --> 00:28:05,360 # Hope you enjoyed Horrible Histories. # 45409

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