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| Remember remember, the fifth of November, the Gunpowder treason and
plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treason should ever be
forgot... Next November 5th is Guy Fawkes' night in the U.K., and in an effort to
share with you all the very funny and odd customs of the British people
(joking mode on), and in order to commemorate such a famous and
trascendental historical fact, we... What? You really don't know who Guy
Fawkes was? Don't you know why it is so important the November 5th
commemoration? Damn it! There is only one reason for that! You're not
British, poor you! And even so, you should, as Spaniards were... somhow
involved in it. Anyway I've got the medicine you need... a very little
and short history pill. Choose your favourite language below and enjoy
the story! |
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| A Guy Fawkes mask Remember remember, the fifth of November, the Gunpowder treason and
plot. I know of no reason why the Gunpowder treason should ever be
forgot... Next November 5th is Guy Fawkes' night in the U.K., and in an effort to
share with you all the very funny and odd customs of the British people
(joking mode on), and in order to commemorate such a famous and
trascendental historical fact, we... What? You really don't know who Guy
Fawkes was? Don't you know why it is so important the November 5th
commemoration? Damn it! There is only one reason for that! You're not
British, poor you! And even so, you should, as Spaniards were... somhow
involved in it. Anyway I've got the medicine you need... a very little
and short history pill. Choose your favourite language below and enjoy
the story! |
Mucho antes de que Francia guillotinase a su Rey, Inglaterra decapitó al
suyo. Las dos revoluciones inglesas establecieron el modelo a partir
del cual John Locke redactó sus escritos. Estos, a su vez, influyeron de
forma decisiva en la filosofía de Jean Jacques Rousseau, y en especial
en su "Contrato Social", los cuales sientan los verdaderos cimientos
sobre los que se fundamenta lo que todos nosotros entendemos hoy como la
democracia moderna. La Primera Revolución Inglesa -usualmente llamada
la Guerra Civil Inglesa- es un objeto de estudio secundario para el
alumnado español. Tal vez se debe a que nuestra propia historiografía
hunde sus raíces en la tradición francesa, mucho más centrada en su
propia revolución. Pero, como pensamos que se trata de un desarrollo
histórico clave, vamos a echarle un buen vistazo. Así que elegid vuestro
lenguaje favorito y sumergíos -pero sin ahogaros- en la historia.
Long before France guillotined its King
England beheaded its own. The English Revolutions -both of them- set up
the model for John Locks writings, which, in turn, were the very
foundations for Jean Jacques Rousseau´s 'The Social Contract', which,
once again, set up what we now we all understand for a modern democracy.
The first English Revolution -usually called the English Civil War-
it's usually a bypassed study subject for Spanish students, perhaps
because our own historic tradition has its roots in France and focus on
the French Revolution. But, as we think it is an importan fact for
understanding the European Modern and Contemporary history, we want you
to have a closer look at it. So choose your most-loved language and get
submerged -but not drown- into history.
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