The Bed Factory - Christmas Fact Friday✨ It's technically illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day in England. In the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell banned Christmas pudding, mince pies and anything
The Cromwell Museum on Twitter: "As an example of one of the many bits of #BadHistoryGoesViral on Twitter is a myth that Mince Pies - or indeed pies of any description -
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Is it illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day and what are the origins of the rumoured 'law'? | The Sun
Emh Springfields - Mince pies... do you love them or hate them?! 🤔 Festive fact: Oliver Cromwell banned mince pies and other Christmas treats in the 1650's in order to tackle gluttony.
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The Farmers Boy Inn Longhope on Twitter: "Mince pies were once banned Legend has it that in the 17th century Oliver Cromwell banned eating mince pies at Christmas as he saw it
![Is it illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day and what are the origins of the rumoured 'law'? | The Scottish Sun Is it illegal to eat mince pies on Christmas Day and what are the origins of the rumoured 'law'? | The Scottish Sun](https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/09/nintchdbpict000349567644.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1920&h=1080&crop=1)