{"id":2800,"date":"2009-12-24T19:41:56","date_gmt":"2009-12-25T01:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/?p=2800"},"modified":"2009-12-24T19:41:56","modified_gmt":"2009-12-25T01:41:56","slug":"merry-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tudorhistory.org\/blog\/2009\/12\/24\/merry-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m recycling the image from the past couple of years, but here they are again, our favorite family decked out in holiday cheer:<\/p>\n

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And here’s Henry 8.0 trying to order Christmas puddings:<\/p>\n

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Henry in that hat looks kind of like the version in the “family photo” up top. \ud83d\ude42 And Henry going on about The Stig – love it! (Yes, I’m a Top Gear fan.)<\/p>\n

And last but not least, here’s an article about how Henry VIII really celebrated the holidays, from the Mail Online:<\/p>\n

Stuffed peacock, fake snow and lashings of dancing girls… Henry VIII had a VERY merry Christmas indeed!<\/b><\/p>\n

Five hundred years ago this Christmas, there was a new king on the throne of England. He was 18 years old, as handsome as a prince in a fairytale, sporty and over 6ft.<\/p>\n

He spoke elegant French and Italian – and Latin, of course, like all educated people – wrote his own songs and sang them himself.
\nHe was credited with a sweet nature and was in love with his wife. So, what would you give the young Henry VIII for Christmas? What was there left for him to want?\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I’m recycling the image from the past couple of years, but here they are again, our favorite family decked out in holiday cheer: And here’s Henry 8.0 trying to order Christmas puddings: Henry in that hat looks kind of like the version in the “family photo” up top. \ud83d\ude42 And…<\/p>\n

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