<p>Christmas would not be complete without a nativity play: Baby Jesus, Mary and Joseph, all watched over by an ox, a donkey and assorted bystanders in the stable. St Francis of Assisi staged the very first nativity play way back in 1223, so like all the best things in life; it's medieval!</p><p>Dr. Eleanor Janega is joined by Professor Tim Larsen to uncover how St Francis turned worship into theatre and how a single night in Italy transformed the way the world would celebrate Christmas forever.</p><br><p><strong>MORE</strong></p><p><strong>Medieval Origins of Santa Claus: St Nicholas</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/medieval-origins-of-santa-claus-st-nicholas/id1564113746?i=1000637171520" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/episode/9c98e5fd104a94b7deff6853cdb322a6a8058cb9/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p><strong>Medieval Midwinter Traditions</strong></p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/midwinter-medieval-traditions/id1564113746?i=1000680715729" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Apple</a></p><p><a href="https://podfollow.com/gone-medieval/episode/33a62527458bd855b5bad1d4874971e720f5a39f/view" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></p><br><p>Gone Medieval is presented by Dr. Eleanor Janega. Audio editor is Amy Haddow, the producer is Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.</p><p>All music used is courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.</p><p><em>Gone Medieval is a History Hit podcast.</em></p><br><p><strong>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week. Sign up at </strong><a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</u></strong></a><strong>.</strong> </p><br><p>You can take part in our listener survey <a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>: </strong></p><p><a href="https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-on</a></p>
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