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Monthly Archives: December 2018

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The Twelve Days of Christmas: Drinking like a 17th Century gentleman on New Year’s Eve

History, NewsBy Manchesters31st December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: The 17th Century Origins of Father Christmas

History, NewsBy Manchesters30th December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: fun and games for a 17th Century Christmas!

History, NewsBy Manchesters29th December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: ‘Never begin anything on Childermass Day’

History, NewsBy Manchesters28th December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: The Christmas Roundhead Riots

History, NewsBy Manchesters27th December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Enforcing and Fighting the ‘Ban on Christmas’

History, NewsBy Manchesters26th December 2018

In the 17th Century, Christmas Day was more than just a religious date – it marked the beginning of the traditional ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ between Christmas and Epiphany Eve, commonly called ‘Twelfth Night’ – we know it from the much later song, but for people in Stuart England this period was a highlight of…

The Twelve Days of Christmas: What was Christmas like in the 17th Century?

History, NewsBy Manchesters26th December 2018

Over the next 48 hours, the inventiveness of the nation’s cooks will be being put sorely to the test as the remains of innumerable turkeys are whittled down into pies, curries, and soups for those not yet tired of this magnificent fowl.

MY FIRST REENACTMENT EVENT: Musketeer Gill

Join our ranks!, NewsBy Manchesters5th December 2018

Members of the public are always full of questions about what we do and why, from where we get our costumes from to how we choose sides. One of the most common questions is “How did you get into reenactment?”. For every member of our regiment it’s a different story – some of us had…

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