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Christmas
A holiday steeped in tradition, Christmas opens itself up to a world of history. From its medieval roots, to the gloomy days in the trenches, to various frightening festivities, our Christmas books provide an alternative view of the most well-known holiday of the year. Or instead, you could simply sit by the fire and indulge in some midwinter folk tales, traditional Christmas stories or festive childhood fables.
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Read more about Christmas
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Charades for Christmas
The festive season in Georgian England
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Christmas in the Middle Ages
Medieval expert and author C.B. Hanley describes what Christmas was really like for a village in the Middle Ages
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Ask the authors: Historians on Christmas (and people) past
THP’s authors share which figures from history they’d invite over for Christmas dinner...
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Christmas recipes from the past
A selection of festive recipes from the medieval period to the Victorian era
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Season’s Greetings: 180 years of the Christmas card
A brief look at the Christmas card; traditional, personal and sometimes quirky
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A Christmas Carol: A Christmas classic
Why Dickens’ classic remains a festive favourite
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William the Conqueror: Crowned at Christmas
Simon Schama captures the nervous William of Normandy as he was crowned at Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day 1066
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Christmas 1914
The First World War at home and abroad
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A history of Christmas carols
What are the meanings behind favourite Christmas lyrics?
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The Little Lost Apostrophe at Christmas
This panto season join the Ghost of Pedants Present as he revolts against the misuse of this essential piece of punctuation
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Mrs Austen’s Christmas pudding
An amusing recipe in rhyme written by Mrs Austen for Martha Lloyd’s Receipt Book