Part one of term paper
Twelfth Night was the festival held on the night of the 5th January (12th night after Christmas), and the night before the Epiphany, the time the Three Wise Men visited Jesus. This gives rise to its French name, "La Nuit Des Rois". In medieval and Tudor times, this festival was by tradition very rowdy (it is possible that 12th Night was deriv ...

Part two of term paper
... by lottery to be "King". It is consequently quite likely that a child or servant could be chosen, and they would preside over their elders or masters respectively. A director would be specially appointed for the festival. In England he was called "Lord (or Abbot) of Misrule" and in Scotland, "Master of Unreason" In 1601, there were particularly spectacular festivities, as it was the turn of the century, and the Queen, Elizabeth I, invited Don Virginio Orsino to the Palace of Whitehall for the ce ...