UK Bonfire Night: Legal Rights and Historical Context

• The UK has strict firework laws that can result in hefty fines and imprisonment.
• Bonfire Night is celebrated with firework displays across the UK.
• The 1605 Thanksgiving Act, passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure, is among the records sent to the National Archives.
• The National Archives preserve a flat vellum page inscribed with the 1605 Thanksgiving Act.
• The Thanksgiving Act is the longest act in the National Archives collection.