Step back to Tudor times and learn about Christmas in the time of the Tudors - a fascinating look at the feasts, festivals and customs of a Tudor Christmas and the early origins of our Christmas traditions. Christmas in Tudor times was a 12-day-long festival of entertainment, feasting and pageants, a time when all ranks were free from everyday cares for a short period of revelry and fun. Discover how Mary Queen of Scots would have celebrated Christmas during her 14-year captivity in Sheffield and Derbyshire, and learn how to add a Tudor touch to your own Christmas celebrations.
Views: 648 | Enquiries: 8Janet Ridler is an established and well-known professional historian, writer and tour guide, who has worked as a Heritage Interpreter for historical buildings and venues across South Yorkshire including Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield General Cemetery, Portland Works and Sheffield Museums. She has devised and written guidebooks, tours and presentations for both adults and children, and is a popular speaker at venues across South Yorkshire, North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, as well as further afield.
Janet has given presentations, talks and lecture for for Sheffield University's Festival of the Mind, the Off the Shelf Literary Festival, Sheffield Showcase Festival and for English Heritage and the National Trust, and is in demand as a speaker for groups such as Local History societies, Probus, Women's Institute. libraries, and more.
Janet's talks are informative, entertaining and engaging - and always fully illustrated, often with photos and other resources not found in the public domain. Whatever the size of your group,you can be sure of a professional and memorable presentation, and a satisfied audience.
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