Masking, the Mummers' Play, the Feast of Fools, and the Boy Bishop

Chapter XIII

English Court Masking —“The Lord of Misrule” —The Mummers' Play, the Sword-Dance, and the Morris Dance —Origin of St. George and other Characters —Mumming in Eastern Europe —The Feast of Fools, its History and Suppression —The Boy Bishop, his Functions and Sermons —Modern Survivals of the Boy Bishop.