January 6 - Epiphany fun and feasting

Happy Epiphany! Happy Kings' Day! Yes, today is the Feast of the Epiphany, the day that commemorated the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child.

 

Following on from yesterday's Teasel's Tudor Trivia about Epiphany Eve and Twelfth Night Cake, Claire thought she'd share with you some examples of how Epiphany was celebrated at the royal court. Find out what those Tudor people got up to on Twelfth Night in today's talk.

 

You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:

https://youtu.be/BSa6LnURMOQ

 

Last year, Claire spoke about the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves, which took place on 6th January 1540. Find out more about that at https://youtu.be/ytKSoWUwZgg