Hodgkinson, Tom (17 de noviembre de 2006). «Merry England was real enough...». The Guardian(en inglés). Consultado el 30 de noviembre de 2012. «Hutton's work confirms my belief that Britain was a merrier place before the Puritans came along with their black hats and hatred of fun. Merry England was not a myth. They really did used to dance around the maypole, feast all day and drink beer all night. And not only was it more merry, the merry-making was actually encouraged by the Church, particularly in the later medieval period. This was because the Church had realised that merry-making could be a source of funds —the profits of the bar went to church upkeep— and also because it helped bind communities».
