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"The Thanksgiving Act was passed by King James I after Guy Fawkes' failure to blow up the King, the Lords and the Commons at the Opening of Parliament. For two centuries afterwards, special church services were held to commemorate his failure, under the provisions of the Act."

quote from parliament.uk website

A translated copy of the original act can be found here......

https://statutes.org.uk/site/the-statutes/seventeenth-century/1605-3-james-1-c-1-observance-of-the-fifth-of-november-a/

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Melvin Carvalho 2y ago

Much more to this story than meets the eye. This decade was a turning point in history.

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Jonk 2y ago

Can you recommend any good reading on this period?

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