4%OFF
The Great British Christmas
Hubert Maria
€ 13.99
€ 13.44
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Great British Christmas
Paperback.
What does Christmas mean to you? From cake to crackers, trees to turkey and stockings to Santa Claus, The Great British Christmas explores Christmas past and the origins of the traditions we hold dear today. This delightful anthology includes the legend of King Arthur pulling the sword from the stone one fateful Christmas day; tales of the day a Puritan Parliament tried to 'ban' Christmas; and how the first ever Christmas tree arrived in England, courtesy of Prince Albert. Re-live a bygone era of merrymaking and indulge in Mrs Beeton's Christmas cake recipe or read Charles Dickens's memories of boyhood ... Read more
Show LessProduct Details
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780750954662
SKU
V9780750954662
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Hubert Maria
The late MARIA HUBERT (1945-2007) was a cofounder of The Christmas Archives with her husband Andrew. She combined a love of history, folk custom, literature and research with knowledge of Latin, Greek, Spanish and Catalan learned in convents in the UK and Spain. A well-qualified cook, a great deal of her love for Christmas was born of her Yorkshire Christmas ... Read more
Reviews for The Great British Christmas