es the First and the Commonwealth 197
(A.D. 1625-1660.)

CHAPTER X.
Christmas, From the Restoration To the Death Of George II.
(A.D. 1660-1760.) 215

CHAPTER XI.
Modern Christmases at Home 240

CHAPTER XII.
Modern Christmases Abroad 294

CHAPTER XIII.
Concluding Carol Service of the Nineteenth Century 349

INDEX 351

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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Bringing in the Yule Log _Frontispiece_

The Herald Angels 2

Virgin and Child 5

Joseph Taking Mary to be Taxed, and the Nativity Events 6

The Nativity (_Central portion of Picture in National Gallery_) 8

Virgin and Child (_Relievo_) 9

Group from the Angels' Serenade 10

Adoration of the Magi (_From Pulpit of Pisa_) 11

"The Inns are Full" 14

Grape Gathering and the Vintage (_Mosaic in the Church of
St. Constantine, Rome, A.D. 320_) 16

German Ninth Century Picture of the Nativity 16

Ancient Roman Illustrations 17

Ancient Roman Illustrations 18

Ancient Agape 19

Ancient Roman Illustrations 21

Early Celebrations in Britain 23

Queen Bertha 27

An Ancient Fireplace 30

Traveling in the Olden Time, with a "Christmas Fool"
on the Front Seat" 31

The Wild Boar Hunt: Killing the Boar 32

Adoration of the Magi (_Picture of Stained Glass, Winchester
Cathedral_) 34

A King at Dinner 40

Blind Minstrel at a Feast