1. A Medieval Christmas Presented by : The Barony of Castel Rouge 2009

2. “… and now it draweth fast unto Christmas, on which time every true Christian man should be merry, jocund and glad.” Letter from a monk to John Paston, 1460s

12. French, 12 th century

13. Cavallini (Italian) 1291

14. English, 1300s Embroidered book cover

15. Robert Campin, Merode Altarpiece Netherlands, 1428

16. Botticelli 1490

17. The Nativity Scene 1st Known Scene of Mary with baby, 250 AD, Rome .

18. Italian, 1100s

19. French Psalter, 1250 http://idlespeculations-terryprest.blogspot.com/

20. Giotto (Italian) 1304

21. Fabriano (Italian) 1423

22. Robert Campin Netherlands, 1425/30

23. Gerard David, Netherlands, 1515

25. The Three Wise Men Roman sarcophagus, 4 th century

26. Magi, Ravenna, 6 th Century

27. Giotto, 1304

28. Bouts, 1470 (Netherlands )

29. Leonardo da Vinci, 1481/82

30. Brueghel, 1564 Netherlands

31. Shepherds Chartres Cathedral 13 th century

32. De Lisle Psalter, England 1310

33. Les Tres Riches Heures du Duc de Berry 1412-16

34. Flemish, 1477

35. What about these symbols?

39. Christmas, 1509

48. Disguising, Masques & Plays

52. Harping, Luting & Singing : Carols

56. Lewd Sports? Katherine of Aragon watching Henry VIII joust, 1510/11

58. Ice skates from the 1170s are made of 'shinbones of cattle‘, found near London http://golondon.about.com/od/londonpictures/ig/Medieval-London/Ice-Skates.htm

62. Backgammon, chess, cards

64. Music & Dancing were very popular

66. http://www.livius.org/ne-nn/nicholas/nicholas_of_myra2.html#Amsterdam A 16 th Century development: “ In Holland it was said that during the night of 5/6 December, the bearded Saint Nicholas and his white horse rode over the snow-covered roofs and threw presents through the chimneys, which the children would find early in the morning, often hid in shoes.”

67. http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CrWd09D-CWQ/R1fkFzEbLuI/AAAAAAAABBw/YRIHnywoi9M/s400/sinterklaas.jpg

69. Christmas Feasting

73. Making Sotelties, Hampton Court Kitchen hearth, Hampton Court

83. ..and our friend Henry? On Christmas Day , there was always the seasonal favourite, seethed brawn made from spiced boar or pork , and perhaps roast swans ; the first course, however, was invariably a boar's head , which was served " bedecked with bay and rosemary ". For the sumptuous banquet that marked Twelfth Night , a special cake containing dried fruit, flour, honey, and spices was baked. The cake contained a pea or a bean; whoever found it would be King or Queen of the Pea or Bean for the evening. ... At the void on Twelfth Night, the choir of the Chapel Royal sang as the wassail cup , which contained spiced ale , was brought in by the Lord Steward and presented to the King and Queen and then passed around the table. Henry VIII: The King and his Court by Alison Weir

84. “ I’ll be home for Christmas”... Medieval or Modern?

86. Thank You!