law

Oliver Cromwell was an English commander and politician who helped overthrow the Stuart monarchy during the era of the English Civil War and then served as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England. He is a deeply controversial figure due to his use of the military to first acquire, then retain political power, and the brutality and violence of his 1649 Irish campaign. The anti-monarchist has also been remembered for a far more mundane facet. If you believe everything you read on the internet, it appears that that Oliver Cromwell banned not only Christmas, but mince pies as well. Some sources even claim that this ban remains in place even today. The truth is, you shouldn’t believe everything you read