She is one of a dedicated crew of volunteers who help bring 1900s Tampa to life at the Victorian Christmas Stroll (and also all the other days of the year too). It’s the 40th anniversary of the ...

The alarm clock that once furnished your nightstand, helping you to get a better nights sleep, has gone kaput. While you may ...

Before wrapping paper was introduced to the UK ... The tradition of robins on Christmas cards stems from postmen in Victorian Britain who were nicknamed 'robins' because of their red-breasted ...

popularizing not just the Christmas tree but the entire concept of Christmas among British households. In true Victorian fashion, the rise of Christmas trees spurred a booming industry for tree ...

The Royal Family are going to be served up a new style of Christmas now that King Charles is on the throne, with many traditions going out with the used wrapping paper. But, as is well known ...

"We're also having a go at writing with dip pens as well which Victorian people would have been using at school." Schoolchildren had the chance to write Christmas cards using traditional feather ...

Mistletoe became popular in Victorian households by the 1870s ... It was appointed by the Queen in 1847 to be the official supplier of crackers and wrapping paper The book Christmas Carols New and Old ...

But what about the food eaten at the Victorian dinner table, beyond the (now) traditional turkey? These three recipes, which are both familiar and different to the Christmas menu we now know and love, ...

“I think I have been doing it probably about nine,” Douglas added. Both Ally and Douglas enjoy Victorian Christmas and return year after year. The pair both agreed that the holidays are meant ...

It's the annual holiday favorite - A Victorian Christmas, with David Bouchier. David shares seasonal music and stories about the traditions, myths and merriments that made Christmas magical over a ...

She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and a member of the British Association for Victorian Studies ... and you can reuse old wrapping paper and toilet rolls. Add handwritten mottoes ...