Observance of 5th November Act 1605
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The Observance of 5th November Act 1605 (3 Ja. I, c. 1) also known as the "Thanksgiving Act" was an Act
of the Parliament of England
passed in 1606 in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot
.
The Bill was drafted and introduced on 23 January 1605/06 by Edward Montagu
. It called for a public, annual thanksgiving for the failure of the Plot.
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
of the Parliament of England
Parliament of England
The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...
passed in 1606 in the aftermath of the Gunpowder Plot
Gunpowder Plot
The Gunpowder Plot of 1605, in earlier centuries often called the Gunpowder Treason Plot or the Jesuit Treason, was a failed assassination attempt against King James I of England and VI of Scotland by a group of provincial English Catholics led by Robert Catesby.The plan was to blow up the House of...
.
The Bill was drafted and introduced on 23 January 1605/06 by Edward Montagu
Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton
Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton was an English politician. He was one of the key founders of what is known today as Guy Fawkes Night through his sponsorship, in Parliament, of the Observance of 5th November Act 1605. His support for King Charles I led to his arrest in August 1642...
. It called for a public, annual thanksgiving for the failure of the Plot.