“The Canterbury Christmas Riot of 1647” In 1647 the celebration of Christmas was made an offence by Parliament. Chris Skingley outlines the riot that followed the Mayor of Canterbury’s efforts to prevent celebrations and to keep shops and businesses open for trade as usual.

Project ID	752
Description	“The Canterbury Christmas Riot of 1647” In 1647 the celebration of Christmas was made an offence by Parliament. Chris Skingley outlines the riot that followed the Mayor of Canterbury’s efforts to prevent celebrations and to keep shops and businesses open for trade as usual.
Topic	History
Type	U3A-led research (SLP)
U3A	Canterbury U3A
Organization/partner	None
Year started	2018
Source of reference	None known
Output	None known
Document	None
Notes	Part of Citizens 800