Local historian Janet Ridler explores Christmas feasts, festivals and customs of the Tudor Royal Court and their origins in modern Christmas traditions.
Janet Ridler is taking a look at Tudor Christmas at Kelham Island Museum on Friday 11 December, from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm. Ridler is a local historian, and the talk is part of the museum's lunchtime series, so it's a short one that fits into a break.
She'll be taking listeners back to the 16th century to explore Christmas in the time of the Tudors, which she describes as a twelve-day festival of revelry and pageants when all ranks were free from their everyday cares. The talk covers the feasts, festivals and customs of the Tudor Royal Court and sets out how they form the early origins of our Christmas traditions today. If you've ever wondered where the things we still do around December actually come from, this is a good place to start.
The talk is held at Kelham Island Museum on Alma Street, which celebrates 300 years of Sheffield making history. It follows the city's story from master craftsmen to mass production through the Industrial Revolution and the Victorian era. Among the museum's highlights are the River Don Engine, the Sheffield Simplex cars, the Hawley Tool Collection and the 1916 House, so if you arrive early or hang around after, there's plenty to see around you.
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Entry is free, though the museum asks for a £5 donation. It runs from 1:00 pm to 1:45 pm on Friday 11 December, at Kelham Island Museum, Alma Street, Sheffield S3 8RY.
