The confusing Origins of Boxing Day
Some suggest that the origins of Boxing Day can be found during the Victorian Era, but it appears to have begun much earlier.
Continue reading →Some suggest that the origins of Boxing Day can be found during the Victorian Era, but it appears to have begun much earlier.
Continue reading →In Jane Austen’s day, theaters prepared Christmas pantomimes (pantos) that would begin on Boxing Day and run as long as the audiences demanded them. Although pantomimes had begun as a crowd-pleasing mix of humor, mime, special effects spectacles, song and dance, based on the Italian commedia dell’arte, by the late Georgian era, the panto had become a well-established part of Christmas tradition.
Continue reading →After writing 7 (!) Christmas books, I’ve managed to fill Random Bits of Fascination with a plethora of Regency era Christmas treats. Here’s a Christmas Post Index of the offerings for your holiday reading pleasure.
Continue reading →Last week I told you about an unfamiliar dragon waiting for me at the bottom of a research rabbit hole. Now it’s time to look at the story behind the legend and the legacy The Dragon of Wantley as left us.
Continue reading →I am sure all of you will be surprised to learn I fell through another research rabbit hole and found an unfamiliar dragon waiting for me at the bottom of it.
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