The intimacy of Christmas : festive celebration in England, c.1750-1914

This thesis examines the development of the Christmas festival in England between the mid eighteenth century and the First World War. It argues that 'invented tradition' models of explaining this development, that place a great emphasis on a Victorian construction of a 'modern' C...

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Main Author: Armstrong, Neil R.
Published: University of York 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431569