Christmas is a time for celebration but the festive season was once banned in England for almost 20 years, sparking a second Civil War.
University of Warwick historian Professor Bernard Capp said the ban was put in place by the Puritan government in 1647 as they believed Christmas was used as an excuse for drunkenness, promiscuity, gambling and other forms of excess.
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