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title: Good King Wenceslas Carol Music
author: Gryffindor
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18214/good-king-wenceslas-carol-music/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2023-12-04
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# Good King Wenceslas Carol Music
_Authored by Gryffindor_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18214.png)
## Image Caption
A 1913 biscuit tin showing Good King Wenceslas, the Bohemian duke and saint Wenceslaus I (r. 921-935), and the [music](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Music/) for the Christmas carol of that name. The lyrics were written by John Mason Neale (1818-1866). Tin made by Hudson, Scott & Sons for Huntley & Palmers. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biscuit_tins_VA_2486.JPG) by [**Gryffindor**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biscuit_tins_VA_2486.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 04 December 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.