misrule
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He was, Bradford wrote, "the Lord of Misrule" – the archetype of a dangerous type who Puritans believed create mayhem, including at Christmas.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2020
Let’s be glad we’ve had our splendidly outrageous, utterly harmless Prince of Misrule.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2017
Simon Callow narrates Rik Mayall: Lord of Misrule, a look at the career of the late comic, while Mrs Brown's Boys returns for a two-part special.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2014
He became known as the King of the Bean because of how he was chosen and also as the Lord of Misrule due to the mayhem that occurred while he presided over Carnival.
From Scientific American • Mar. 4, 2014
In addition to the merry disports of the Lord of Misrule, there were various revels.
From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger
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