A very festive bonus episode of School Britannia Podcast, a fortnightly show serving you British History gems from the perspective of two Aussie upstarts. How did a stroll through an Edinburgh graveyard inspire one of the most iconic grinchy characters in history? And Christmas trees are as old are Jesus... aren't they? All this and more in this bonus Christmas episode!

Editing by Claire www.clairegawne.com

Artwork by Lucy Maddox www.lucymaddox.com

Sources:
https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100337215

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/first-christmas-tree

http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/trees.html

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Christmas-Tree/

School Britannia

School Britannia

Bonus: Scrooge and Christmas Trees

DEC 24, 201920 MIN
School Britannia

Bonus: Scrooge and Christmas Trees

DEC 24, 201920 MIN

Description

A very festive bonus episode of School Britannia Podcast, a fortnightly show serving you British History gems from the perspective of two Aussie upstarts. How did a stroll through an Edinburgh graveyard inspire one of the most iconic grinchy characters in history? And Christmas trees are as old are Jesus... aren't they? All this and more in this bonus Christmas episode! Editing by Claire www.clairegawne.com Artwork by Lucy Maddox www.lucymaddox.com Sources: https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803100337215 https://www.historytoday.com/archive/first-christmas-tree http://projectbritain.com/Xmas/trees.html https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Christmas-Tree/