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Tudor Christmas

Alison Weir

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Description:Allow Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke to guide you through a TudorChristmas wonderland in this beautifully illustrated gift bookChristmas in Tudor times was a period of feasting, revelry andmerrymaking ‘to drive the cold winter away’. A carnival atmospherepresided at court, with a twelve-day-long festival of entertainments,pageants, theatre productions and ‘disguisings’, when even the kingand queen dressed up in costume to fool their courtiers. Throughoutthe festive season, all ranks of subjects were freed for a short timefrom everyday cares to indulge in eating, drinking, dancing and game-playing.We might assume that our modern Christmas owes much to theVictorians. In fact, as Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke reveal in thisfascinating book, many of our favourite Christmas traditions dateback much further. Carol-singing, present-giving, mulled wine andmince pies were all just as popular in Tudor times, and even FatherChristmas and roast turkey dinners have their origins in this period.The festival was so beloved by English people that Christmastraditions survived remarkably unchanged in this age of tumultuousreligious upheaval.Beautifully illustrated with original line drawings throughout, thisenchanting compendium will fascinate anyone with an interest inTudor life – and anyone who loves Christmas.Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the authorof numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in themedieval and Tudor periods.Siobhan Clarke has worked as a lecturer and guide for Historic RoyalPalaces for seventeen years, writing tours and lectures on HamptonCourt Palace, the Tower of London and the Banqueting House,Whitehall Palace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tudor Christmas. To get started finding Tudor Christmas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 328

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: N/A

Release: 2018

ISBN: 1787330648

Description: Allow Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke to guide you through a TudorChristmas wonderland in this beautifully illustrated gift bookChristmas in Tudor times was a period of feasting, revelry andmerrymaking ‘to drive the cold winter away’. A carnival atmospherepresided at court, with a twelve-day-long festival of entertainments,pageants, theatre productions and ‘disguisings’, when even the kingand queen dressed up in costume to fool their courtiers. Throughoutthe festive season, all ranks of subjects were freed for a short timefrom everyday cares to indulge in eating, drinking, dancing and game-playing.We might assume that our modern Christmas owes much to theVictorians. In fact, as Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke reveal in thisfascinating book, many of our favourite Christmas traditions dateback much further. Carol-singing, present-giving, mulled wine andmince pies were all just as popular in Tudor times, and even FatherChristmas and roast turkey dinners have their origins in this period.The festival was so beloved by English people that Christmastraditions survived remarkably unchanged in this age of tumultuousreligious upheaval.Beautifully illustrated with original line drawings throughout, thisenchanting compendium will fascinate anyone with an interest inTudor life – and anyone who loves Christmas.Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the authorof numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in themedieval and Tudor periods.Siobhan Clarke has worked as a lecturer and guide for Historic RoyalPalaces for seventeen years, writing tours and lectures on HamptonCourt Palace, the Tower of London and the Banqueting House,Whitehall Palace.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Tudor Christmas. To get started finding Tudor Christmas, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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