The Real 'Good King' Wenceslas
Click here to vote for Gone Medieval at the Signal Awards. At this time of year, many of us will find ourselves singing about a royal personage who braves the snow on the Feast of Stephen – the Second Day of Christmas – so that he can distribute alms to a poor peasant. But who was the real Good King Wenceslas and was…
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