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"'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" or "'''May Queen'''" was a title conferred upon some young [[human]] women in at least [[17th century]] [[Britain]]. | "'''{{PAGENAME}}'''" or "'''May Queen'''" was a title conferred upon some young [[human]] women in at least [[17th century]] [[Britain]]. These women were at the centre of springtime celebrations involving [[maypole]]s. [[Will Chandler]], a native of the [[17th century]], seemed to be of the opinion that May Queens were universally burned to death during the ceremonies. | ||
[[Tegan Jovanka]] was once forced by Sir [[George Hutchinson]] to be the Queen of the May in a war games simulation that happened in [[Little Hodcombe]] in [[1984]]. | [[Tegan Jovanka]] was once forced by Sir [[George Hutchinson]] to be the Queen of the May in a war games simulation that happened in [[Little Hodcombe]] in [[1984]]. She escaped being burnt at the maypole because she was replaced at the last minute by a straw figure. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Awakening]]'') | ||
:''In real life, it's unclear that May Queens were actually sacrificed during springtime celebrations. | :''In real life, it's unclear that May Queens were actually sacrificed during springtime celebrations. | ||
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