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Law behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives

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The GuardianLaw behind Bonfire Night among records sent from parliament to National Archives
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Collection gems include 1605 Thanksgiving Act passed after Guy Fawkes’s failure and the longest act in the archives As Bonfire Night approaches and firework displays light up the UK, in a file on a shelf in the labyrinthine National Archives can be found a…

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