Did Ollie really cancel Christmas?

Oliver Cromwell has gone down through history as the Grinch that stole Christmas. Is that a fair assessment? Christmas was abolished during the English Civil War and throughout the Interregnum, but how did it really happen?

I am participating in a Christmas blog series hosted by Myths, Legends, Books & Coffee Pots where I discuss what happened. Click here to read my article, The Puritans Who Abolished Christmas.

"Christmas - The Wassail Bowl" ~ Hollis, Thomas (1818–1843)

“Christmas – The Wassail Bowl” ~ Hollis, Thomas (1818–1843)

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December 20, 2017August 19, 2019 Categories: 17th centuryTags: 17th century · 17th Century history · Did Oliver Cromwell Cancel Christmas · English Civil War · historical perspective · Mary Anne Yarde · Myths · Traitor's Knot

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