Pray or Part-ay? Christmas with 18th Century Pirates

Опубликовано: 22 Декабрь 2023
на канале: Gold and Gunpowder
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Everybody loves Christmas. Actually, no, during the 17th century it was an incredibly controversial holiday. Mostly because a religious sect called the Puritans wanted to ban it. It might seem very strange to us, but Christmas back then was less of a cozy get-together and more like a total riot.

Modern sources
The Battle for Christmas - Stephen Nissenbaum
http://piratesurgeon.com/pages/surgeo...
https://benersonlittle.com/2017/01/01...

Period sources
The Memoirs of Pere Labat - Jean-Baptiste Labat
A New Voyage Round the World - William Dampier
A Cruising Voyage Round the World - Cpt. Woodes Rogers
The Voyage and Adventures of Bartholomew Sharp - John Cox
Captain Sharp's Journey Over the Isthmus of Darien - Bartholomew Sharp

Music credits
The Wassail Song by Jon Sayles at: http://www.jsayles.com/familypages/ho...
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