Thanks for this post Nathen. It's very cool to be able to read such a detailed reconstruction of a specific Christmas from a historical household. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for a very interesting read and also loved seeing the illustrations .As we get nearer to the winter solstice , I can understand why the Tudors wanted to eat , drink and be merry at this time of the year.
Thanks for this detailed journey through a Tudor Christmas! It’s so intriguing to hear how short their festive period was compared to ours: we are undoubtedly influenced much by consumerism in recent years (this year my local Tesco had both Christmas and Halloween on display in what seemed like a very confused display!), and it seems a bit much to be preparing for Christmas in September. And the twelfth night! A celebration not really honoured nowadays except perhaps for being the date to take down the Christmas tree. Interesting to read how our traditions have changed over the years 🙂
I really enjoyed this post! The Earl of Ormond? My guess is that was Thomas, 7th Earl of Ormond, whose great-granddaughter Anne Boleyn famously caught the eye of Henry VII's son Henry. Great post!
No, thank you, Nathen! Thanks to being inspired by your hard work and excellent writing, lo and behold, I actually found an interesting connection between Henry VII and Salem Witch Trial judge William Stoughton as well as Henry Ward Beecher and Sir Dafydd Mathew; I’ll post about both over the weekend.
Fantastic post Nathen! It’s been a real treat to be able to read in depth about what a Tudor Christmas was actually like.
Thanks for this post Nathen. It's very cool to be able to read such a detailed reconstruction of a specific Christmas from a historical household. Merry Christmas!
Thank you for a very interesting read and also loved seeing the illustrations .As we get nearer to the winter solstice , I can understand why the Tudors wanted to eat , drink and be merry at this time of the year.
This was a fantastic and detailed post! I loved it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this detailed journey through a Tudor Christmas! It’s so intriguing to hear how short their festive period was compared to ours: we are undoubtedly influenced much by consumerism in recent years (this year my local Tesco had both Christmas and Halloween on display in what seemed like a very confused display!), and it seems a bit much to be preparing for Christmas in September. And the twelfth night! A celebration not really honoured nowadays except perhaps for being the date to take down the Christmas tree. Interesting to read how our traditions have changed over the years 🙂
I really enjoyed this post! The Earl of Ormond? My guess is that was Thomas, 7th Earl of Ormond, whose great-granddaughter Anne Boleyn famously caught the eye of Henry VII's son Henry. Great post!
Thank you!
No, thank you, Nathen! Thanks to being inspired by your hard work and excellent writing, lo and behold, I actually found an interesting connection between Henry VII and Salem Witch Trial judge William Stoughton as well as Henry Ward Beecher and Sir Dafydd Mathew; I’ll post about both over the weekend.
Excellent stuff - I'll keep an eye out for it!
It’s so very refreshing to read a post on Tudor England which is accurate in all its details. Great job!
I mean, there was a lot of cross-referencing and panicking writing this as I found it hard to find actual sources, so good to note!