Claire | January 6, 2017

Today, 6th January, is Epiphany, the feast day celebrating the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and a day which brought the Twelve Days of Christmas to a close in medieval and Tudor England. Epiphany at the royal court was celebrated with feasting and pageantry, and you can find out all about it […]

Category: Henry VIII, Six Wives, Tudor Times | 5 Comments »
Tags: Epiphany, marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, Twelfth Night

Claire | January 6, 2014

In the UK today, the Christmas period tends to end with New Year, but in Tudor times there were twelve days of feasting and merriment, stretching from Christmas Day to Epiphany, the feast day celebrating the visitation of the Magi to baby Jesus. If you watched the Tudor Monastery Farm Christmas Special, you will know […]

Category: Tudor Times | 9 Comments »
Tags: Epiphany, Tudor Christmas, Twelfth Night

Claire | January 6, 2012

Happy Kings’s Day to all those who celebrate it. Here in Spain we have a public holiday today as children enjoy the presents left for them last night by the Three Kings and families tuck into their roscon, a special cake eaten traditionally on Kings’ Day. Last night the Three Kings visited our village, travelling […]

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Tags: Epiphany, Twelfth Night

Claire | January 5, 2010

Here in Spain, I have three very excited (read loud!) children. Why? Because here in Spain, and many Catholic countries around the world, it is Twelfth Night or the eve of Epiphany. The Three Kings come tonight! My Twelfth Night and Epiphany Tonight we will brave the cold and wait for the Three Kings. Here, […]

Category: Tudor Events, Tudor Times | 12 Comments »
Tags: Epiphany, Tudor Christmas, Twelfth Night