Bonus - Did Oliver Cromwell Ban Christmas?
Was the Lord Protector a Puritan Grinch?
Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire
December 23, 202216m 55sbonus
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Show Notes
By virtue of him becoming the face of English Puritanism, warts and all, Cromwell tends to get blamed for the ban on Christmas during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Commonwealth. There are plenty of potted histories, especially online, which lay the blame for the ban solely at Cromwell’s feet. But this isn't true.
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