Discover the surprising Tudor origins of some favorite Christmas traditions. Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas premieres Wed at 8pm #TudorChristmasPBS | WPBS-TV

📜 Step back into a Tudor Christmas… Join Professor Tara Hamling (University of Birmingham, Early Modern Studies) as she explores what Christmas truly looked like in Tudor England, from freezing winters and holly-decked halls to roaring Yule logs, lively carols, festive party games, and the Twelfth Night plum-cake that crowned a king or queen for the night. If you’d like to learn more about a Tudor Christmas, bestselling historians Alison Weir and Siobhan Clarke will be joining us at Lichfield C

Discover the surprising Tudor origins of some favorite Christmas traditions. Lucy Worsley’s 12 Days of Tudor Christmas premieres Wednesday, December 25 at 8 p.m. on WEDU PBS. #TudorChristmasPBS | WEDU PBS

2.2K views · 73 reactions | The second day of Christmas in Tudor England was the Feast of St Stephen. This was a day for charity and giving to those in need. During the time of the Tudors, alms boxes in churches were opened, and the money was shared out to poor people. This day became a time to give gifts to the needy and the name Boxing Day developed from this tradition. | Weald & Downland Living Museum | Facebook