Episode 74
A Happy Tudor New Year
For the Tudors, Christmas Day was not traditionally the date when gifts were given. That was 1 January - New Year's Day. Professor Suzannah Lipscomb dives into how Christmas and New Year were marked by the Tudors with Dr. Felicity Heal.
Not Just the Tudors · History Hit
December 30, 202151m 42s
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Show Notes
<p>For the Tudors, Christmas Day was not traditionally the date when gifts were given. The Twelve Days of Christmas begin on 25 December and end at Epiphany, 6 January - also known as Twelfth Night. In Tudor times, all 12 were feast days, but 1 January was the day when presents were unwrapped.</p><br><p>In this edition of <em>Not Just the Tudors</em>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb dives into how Christmas and New Year were marked by the Tudors and Stuarts, and what kind of gifts they gave, with Dr. Felicity Heal, author of <em>The Power of Gifts: Gift Exchange in Early Modern England</em>.</p><br><p>If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit: https://access.historyhit.com/checkout/subscribe/purchase</p><p>To download, go to Android:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.historyhit&hl=en_GB&gl=US or Apple Store: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/history-hit/id1303668247</p><br><p>Keep up to date with everything early modern, from Henry VIII to the Sistine Chapel with our Tudor Tuesday newsletter: Subscribe here: https://www.historyhit.com/sign-up-to-history-hit/?utm_source=timelinenewsletter&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=Timeline+Podcast+Campaign</p><p><br></p>
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