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Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

Lucy Worsley's 12 days of Tudor Christmas / produced & directed by Peter Sweasey ; produced by Burning Bright for BBC in association with PBS.

Publisher, Date:

[Arlington, VA] : PBS Distribution, [2020]

Description:

1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

burning

digital

optical

NTSC

video file

DVD video

region 1

auditory captions

Summary:

Lucy Worsley recreates how Christmas was celebrated during the age of Henry VIII, eating, drinking, singing, dancing and partying as people did 500 years ago. On each of the traditional twelve days of Christmas, Lucy reveals a different aspect of the festivities, uncovering fresh insights into the Tudor mind and casting a captivating new light on Christmas itself.

Target Audience Note:

TV Parental Guidelines rating: TV-G (general audience; most parents would find this program suitable for all ages).

Subjects:

Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 -- Miscellanea.

Christmas -- Great Britain -- History.

Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603.

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Historical television programs.

Christmas television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.