[Ansteorra] Just slightly out of period
Miles Grey
Kahn at West-Point.org
Sat Nov 5 08:38:56 PDT 2011
My guess is you can tell by the bonfire. If they're burning an effigy
of Guy Fawkes, then they're good and proper people celebrating the
preservation of their Crown and nation. If not, then they're no friends
of mine.
To me, that mask identifies people who feel kinship with terrorists who
will intentionally murder large numbers of innocent civilians to achieve
their anarchist goals. As a proper (and happy) subject of The Stellar
Throne, the thought of a plot against one's true Crown is abhorrent, let
alone one in which the lives of many a good noble and innocent commoner
would be snuffed out. What of the diligent brewer delivering a wagon
full of libations to the adjacent public house at the time? Or the
publican and his customers? Or the tailor or seamstress waiting to take
measurements or make alterations for someone in Parliament? Or the many
people, gentle and common alike, employed as staff members in Parliament?
There is only one thing to say to even the thought of such treason:
Vivat Rex! Vivat Regina! Vivat Ansteorra! And death to any who would
plot against them!
Miles Grey
On 11/5/2011 8:02 AM, Elizabeth Crouchet wrote:
> Thanks for the concise history lesson. As I was reading about it, knowing
> the day is 'celebrated', I also wondered which they were celebrating.
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> Claire
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>> On the very night that the Gunpowder Plot was foiled, on November 5th,
>> 1605, bonfires were set alight to celebrate the safety of the King. Since
>> then, November 5th has become known as Bonfire Night. The event is
>> commemorated every year with fireworks and burning effigies of Guy Fawkes
>> on a bonfire. Some of the English have been known to wonder, in a tongue
>> in cheek kind of way, whether they are celebrating Fawkes' execution or
>> honoring his attempt to do away with the government.
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