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Weird, Wacky and Yucky History: Christmas
Dr Anne Holdorph
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(420)
In this one off class, learners will explore the ways people in the past celebrated Christmas.
Class experience
US Grade 2 - 4
In this one off class, learners will explore the ways that different people in the past have celebrated festivals and holidays in December. Learners will look at the way Christmas was celebrated in Medieval Europe, looking at gifts that were given by Lords and Henry II's peculiar Christmas Jester. We will also look at associated Christmas celebrations, such as Childermas and the Feast of Fools. We will also look at the development of the Victorian Christmas and how traditions such as...
After this class, learners will: Know how December festivals were celebrated at different points in history Look at the development of Christmas traditions
I have a PhD in history and have taught history to learners from the age of 3 up to undergraduate level.
This class looks at ways different people have celebrated December festivals in history. This class is secular in nature. This class will talk about poop at various points. Please ensure you and your learner are comfortable with this topic.
Photograph of a recreated Medieval feast (modern) Medieval illustration of Peasants harvesting Wheat from Queen Mary's Psalter Image of Henry II 1848 engraving of Queen Victoria and family decorating a tree Image of Caganer (modern) Image of Tio the Christmas log (modern) Victorian Christmas Cards: The first Christmas Card May Christmas be Merry (Indiana University) shows a frog dancing with a beetle A Happy Christmas to you (Brighton Museum) shows owls on a bicycle Merry Xmas (Sydney Living History Museum) Shows a cat painting a portrait of a heron A Joyful Christmas to You (Derbyshire Museum) shows a dog reading a newspaper Secondary Sources: Fanny Dolansky Ruth Goodman Ben Johnson Anne Lawrence-Matthers John Matthews, Alexander Murray Dave Roos Matt Salisbury Neil Stokes Cillian Shields Henk Versnal World Encyclopedia, BBC History English Heritage Victoria and Albert Museum Catalan News
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Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(420)
Hello! My name is Anne and I live in the UK. I am so excited to be here on Outschool and share some of the things I am passionate about with you all. I am looking forward to teaching history classes, as well as some classes in reading and...
Group Class
$10
per classMeets once
25 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
2-9 learners per class
