Claire Ridgway
@claireridgway.bsky.social
Author, historian, Tudor history lover, owner of The Anne Boleyn Files and Tudor Society, loves talking Tudor and transporting people to the past. Also dog lover, cat lover, fitness fanatic and veggie.
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Tudor Christmas wasn’t cosy… it was extraordinary.
Huge Yule logs, hidden beans that chose a Lord of Misrule, days of dancing, jokes and festive chaos…
See the full story on YouTube!
#TudorChristmas #YuleLog #TwelfthNight #Misrule #ChristmasHistory #12DaysOfChristmas #MedievalChristmas
Huge Yule logs, hidden beans that chose a Lord of Misrule, days of dancing, jokes and festive chaos…
See the full story on YouTube!
#TudorChristmas #YuleLog #TwelfthNight #Misrule #ChristmasHistory #12DaysOfChristmas #MedievalChristmas
December 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tudor Christmas wasn’t cosy… it was extraordinary.
Huge Yule logs, hidden beans that chose a Lord of Misrule, days of dancing, jokes and festive chaos…
See the full story on YouTube!
#TudorChristmas #YuleLog #TwelfthNight #Misrule #ChristmasHistory #12DaysOfChristmas #MedievalChristmas
Huge Yule logs, hidden beans that chose a Lord of Misrule, days of dancing, jokes and festive chaos…
See the full story on YouTube!
#TudorChristmas #YuleLog #TwelfthNight #Misrule #ChristmasHistory #12DaysOfChristmas #MedievalChristmas
Move over mulled wine, Tudor Christmas drinks were more interesting than that!
From hippocras to lambswool to buttered beer, these were the winter warmers that kept Henry VIII’s court merry.
#TudorChristmas #TudorHistory #ChristmasDrinks #HistoricalFood
#HenryVIII
From hippocras to lambswool to buttered beer, these were the winter warmers that kept Henry VIII’s court merry.
#TudorChristmas #TudorHistory #ChristmasDrinks #HistoricalFood
#HenryVIII
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Move over mulled wine, Tudor Christmas drinks were more interesting than that!
From hippocras to lambswool to buttered beer, these were the winter warmers that kept Henry VIII’s court merry.
#TudorChristmas #TudorHistory #ChristmasDrinks #HistoricalFood
#HenryVIII
From hippocras to lambswool to buttered beer, these were the winter warmers that kept Henry VIII’s court merry.
#TudorChristmas #TudorHistory #ChristmasDrinks #HistoricalFood
#HenryVIII
Dragons spitting fire. Masked dancers. Morris dancers. Henry VIII turning up in disguise…
Twelfth Night at the Tudor court was absolute chaos, and pure magic.
Catch the full story on my YouTube channel.
#TudorChristmas #TwelfthNight #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #ChristmasHistory #HistoricalFacts
Twelfth Night at the Tudor court was absolute chaos, and pure magic.
Catch the full story on my YouTube channel.
#TudorChristmas #TwelfthNight #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #ChristmasHistory #HistoricalFacts
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Dragons spitting fire. Masked dancers. Morris dancers. Henry VIII turning up in disguise…
Twelfth Night at the Tudor court was absolute chaos, and pure magic.
Catch the full story on my YouTube channel.
#TudorChristmas #TwelfthNight #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #ChristmasHistory #HistoricalFacts
Twelfth Night at the Tudor court was absolute chaos, and pure magic.
Catch the full story on my YouTube channel.
#TudorChristmas #TwelfthNight #HenryVIII #TudorHistory #ChristmasHistory #HistoricalFacts
Forget early Christmas trees, the Tudors decorated only on Christmas Eve, with greenery full of symbolism, myth… and even protection from witches!
And leave a single leaf up after Candlemas? Goblins, apparently…
#TudorChristmas #ChristmasHistory #MedievalChristmas #ChristmasTraditions
And leave a single leaf up after Candlemas? Goblins, apparently…
#TudorChristmas #ChristmasHistory #MedievalChristmas #ChristmasTraditions
December 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Forget early Christmas trees, the Tudors decorated only on Christmas Eve, with greenery full of symbolism, myth… and even protection from witches!
And leave a single leaf up after Candlemas? Goblins, apparently…
#TudorChristmas #ChristmasHistory #MedievalChristmas #ChristmasTraditions
And leave a single leaf up after Candlemas? Goblins, apparently…
#TudorChristmas #ChristmasHistory #MedievalChristmas #ChristmasTraditions
Santa didn’t start at the North Pole,
Meet St Nicholas, the Boy Bishop, and the real roots of Santa Claus.
And no, Coca Cola didn’t invent the red and white Santa!
#StNicholas #SantaClausHistory #TudorChristmas
#MedievalHistory #ChristmasTraditions #BoyBishop
#AdventSeries
Meet St Nicholas, the Boy Bishop, and the real roots of Santa Claus.
And no, Coca Cola didn’t invent the red and white Santa!
#StNicholas #SantaClausHistory #TudorChristmas
#MedievalHistory #ChristmasTraditions #BoyBishop
#AdventSeries
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Santa didn’t start at the North Pole,
Meet St Nicholas, the Boy Bishop, and the real roots of Santa Claus.
And no, Coca Cola didn’t invent the red and white Santa!
#StNicholas #SantaClausHistory #TudorChristmas
#MedievalHistory #ChristmasTraditions #BoyBishop
#AdventSeries
Meet St Nicholas, the Boy Bishop, and the real roots of Santa Claus.
And no, Coca Cola didn’t invent the red and white Santa!
#StNicholas #SantaClausHistory #TudorChristmas
#MedievalHistory #ChristmasTraditions #BoyBishop
#AdventSeries
When the Yule log crackled, the Tudors grabbed dice, cards and board games! Their Christmas was loud, competitive and full of laughter. #TudorTok #ChristmasHistory #TudorGames #tudorpastimes
December 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
When the Yule log crackled, the Tudors grabbed dice, cards and board games! Their Christmas was loud, competitive and full of laughter. #TudorTok #ChristmasHistory #TudorGames #tudorpastimes
Tudor gifts weren’t festive… they were political.
New Year’s Day at Henry VIII’s court was ALL ambition, drama, and very elegant bribery.
#TudorHistory #TudorNewYear #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #TudorChristmas
New Year’s Day at Henry VIII’s court was ALL ambition, drama, and very elegant bribery.
#TudorHistory #TudorNewYear #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #TudorChristmas
December 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Tudor gifts weren’t festive… they were political.
New Year’s Day at Henry VIII’s court was ALL ambition, drama, and very elegant bribery.
#TudorHistory #TudorNewYear #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #TudorChristmas
New Year’s Day at Henry VIII’s court was ALL ambition, drama, and very elegant bribery.
#TudorHistory #TudorNewYear #HenryVIII #AnneBoleyn #TudorChristmas
👑 Two sisters. One king.
A story of power, scandal, and legacy—unfolding in a brand-new online Tudor event.
📜 Talks, Zooms, and Boleyn drama await...
🎟️ Already half full—secure your place now!
🔗 Register at ClaireRidgway.com
#AnneBoleyn #MaryBoleyn #TudorHistory #HistoryEvent #ClaireRidgway
A story of power, scandal, and legacy—unfolding in a brand-new online Tudor event.
📜 Talks, Zooms, and Boleyn drama await...
🎟️ Already half full—secure your place now!
🔗 Register at ClaireRidgway.com
#AnneBoleyn #MaryBoleyn #TudorHistory #HistoryEvent #ClaireRidgway
June 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
👑 Two sisters. One king.
A story of power, scandal, and legacy—unfolding in a brand-new online Tudor event.
📜 Talks, Zooms, and Boleyn drama await...
🎟️ Already half full—secure your place now!
🔗 Register at ClaireRidgway.com
#AnneBoleyn #MaryBoleyn #TudorHistory #HistoryEvent #ClaireRidgway
A story of power, scandal, and legacy—unfolding in a brand-new online Tudor event.
📜 Talks, Zooms, and Boleyn drama await...
🎟️ Already half full—secure your place now!
🔗 Register at ClaireRidgway.com
#AnneBoleyn #MaryBoleyn #TudorHistory #HistoryEvent #ClaireRidgway