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Season 1 Episode 1 | 30s

Join Lucy Worsley on a 12-day extravaganza as she discovers that much of what we enjoy in contemporary Christmas — from carols to gift-giving, feasting and drinking — was just as popular 500 years ago, with some surprising Tudor twists.

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Lucy Worsley visits an old tavern, which once welcomed patrons through Henry VIII’s reign.
We join Lucy Worsley as she meets the “Lord of Misrule.”
Lucy Worsley visits Hampton Court’s kitchens with Food Historian Annie Gray.
Christmas Eve signaled the start of an important holiday tradition: decorating.
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