How did a 4th century bishop from Asia Minor become the 21st century’s Father Christmas?
Our 21st century Father Christmas is based on a real person - St. Nicholas, a 4th century Bishop of Myra, the capital of the province of Lycia in Asia Minor,…
Follow the Drum: Christmas 1916
Christmas 1916. The third Christmas of the War. In this article we consider daily life in the Borough at the time of the third Christmas of the War. It was…
Christmas presents from the Colonies
For many years after the Second World War, food remained in short supply. Many organisations and individuals from former colonies chose to send food parcels to Britain, to show solidarity…
Follow the drum: Christmas 1914
Royal Hospital Richmond 1914 The latest post from our Follow the drum series looks at life in Richmond Upon Thames during Christmas 1914. Unemployment Preparing for Christmas in 1914 on…