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How To Celebrate Christmas...Medieval Style! | Tudor Monastery Farm Christmas

Although Christmas was celebrated very differently in Tudor times, if anything the celebrations were even bigger. Historian Ruth Goodman and archaeologists Tom Pinfold and Peter Ginn turn the clock back 500 years to rediscover how the farms of Tudor England celebrated the 12 days of Christmas. While Peter and Tom decorate the farmhouse with holly and ivy, Ruth prepares grand banquets for the farm workers. The Christmas Day feast was particularly special and featured a pig's head rather than a turkey as its centrepiece.

English
  • Originally Aired December 18, 2021
  • Runtime 58 minutes
  • Created March 14, 2024 by
    Jaydee61
  • Modified March 14, 2024 by
    Jaydee61