The plotters were discovered and captured on November 5th. This led to celebrations known as ‘Bonfire Night’, which still happens nowadays. The name's Guy Fawkes, friends call me Guido.

Three Bonfire Night displays have been cancelled in the capital so far this year. The biggest is the Victoria Park event in Tower Hamlets, which has been cancelled for the past four years running.

The Bonfire Night classic, a sausage in a roll topped with loads of buttery onions and ketchup, springs to mind. Or, if curling up on the sofa to enjoy the view from the window is more your bag ...