dennisr
the acceptable face
That Lewes "no popery" thing is really fucking weird.
a hangover from the civil war i guess
hold on - this...
Always held on 5 November, unless the 5th falls on a Sunday,[3] when they are held on Saturday 4th, the event not only marks the date of the uncovering of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605, but also commemorates the memory of the seventeen Protestant martyrs from the town burnt at the stake for their faith during the Marian Persecutions.[4]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewes_Bonfire
(i was wrong - they wee actually banned by Cromwell during the 'commonwealth' period)
According to wikiwhatsit