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Wer hat einmal Weihnachten verboten?
Ausgerechnet die strenggläubigen Puritaner, die in der zweiten Hälfte des 17. Jahrhunderts jahrelang die Macht in England hatten, verboten 1647 das Feiern von Weihnachten, fand jetzt ein britischer Forscher heraus und erläuterte die Gründe und Umstände in einem Podcast der Universität Warwick.
In welchem Land war Weihnachten mal verboten?
Dezember 1644 – Englisches Parlament verbietet Weihnachtsfeierlichkeiten. Zur englischen Weihnacht gehören heute so deftige Speisen wie gefüllter Truthahn und Plum-Pudding. Doch es geht noch opulenter: Im England des 17.
What did Walter Cromwell do for England?
Walter Cromwell. Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex, KG, PC (/ˈkrɒmwəl, -wɛl/; c. 1485 – 28 July 1540) was an English lawyer and statesman who served as chief minister to King Henry VIII of England from 1532 to 1540, when he was beheaded on orders of the king.
Who were Cromwell’s enemies?
This infuriated Cromwell’s enemies – chief among whom were the Duke of Norfolk and his side-kick, Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester – and made them determined to get rid of this low-born upstart for good. They whispered in the king’s ear that his chief minister was plotting treason.
What happened to Oliver Cromwell’s body?
Nearly two years after his death, on January 30, 1661 — the 12th anniversary of the execution of Charles I — Cromwell’s body was exhumed by supporters of the monarchy from its resting place at Westminster Abbey and beheaded. His head was displayed atop a pole outside Westminster Hall for more than 20 years.
Tracy Borman is an author and historian specialising in the Tudor period. A new edition of her biography, Thomas Cromwell: The Untold Story of Henry VIII’s Most Faithful Servant, is published by Hodder & Stoughton and out now.