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Nov 5, 2008

Quickie History Lessons: The Gunpowder Plot

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Quickie History Lessons

Greetings, dear web log readers! I am Lord Bigus Baddiesworth IV, Historian-in-Training and the author of this Internet journal you are perusing. Today is November 5th, a date that is of notable importance to English history for it was the same day in 1605 when a group of young English Catholics plotted to remove King James I from his throne by blowing him up to Kingdom Come. There is no better time to start a new web log series about History than on a day with historical significance, don’t you agree? I shall call this series Quickie History Lesson for it is short and quite shockingly educational. Shall we begin? Excellent.

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Nov 5, 2007

Motivational Monday with Baddie #5

This entry is part 5 of 9 in the series Motivational Monday with Baddie

Remember, remember the fifth of November. Gunpowder, Treason and Plot. I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot. On that note, please don’t forget your motivation for the week.

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