Posted by Jaipreet in History on December 24, 2016
Once again, I’ve gone through the archives of the reputable sites that only a third year would know to bring you ten (more) historically accurate Christmas facts for you to delight your family and friends with this Christmas Eve Recipes show that mince pies were in fact initially made from meat, as per the Tudor […]
Posted in Holiday, Leisure, Uncategorized | Tagged british history, Christmas, christmas holidays, european history, facts, historian, History, History department, history facts, history student, holidays, Leicester, leics, leisure, norse history, uni, university, winter, winter break, winter holidays, world history
Posted by Jaipreet in History on December 21, 2016
Happy Holidays. I’ve trawled through the website of our overlords, Jstor, to find you the best, most historically accurate facts ever Prince Albert supposedly introduced the German tradition of indoor Christmas trees at Windsor Castle in 1841 In 1848, the Illustrated London Newspublished an illustration of the royal family gathered around a decorated Christmas tree, which […]
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Posted by Jaipreet in History on December 13, 2016
Christmas is really a time of year where nothing appeals more than sitting under a blanket filling your body with chocolate. But why not do that whilst also catching up on seminar reading?!?! Working over Christmas is horrible, but it’s something you have to do. Even if you have no January exams, going over […]
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Posted by Lauren in History on December 1, 2015
It’s time to open day 1 of your advent calendar if you haven’t done so, and get into the Christmas spirit! Today, for the first time ever, Enactus Leicester put on a festive market and an ice-rink right in the middle of campus. It included over 20 stalls of local food, drinks and crafts […]
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Posted by Grace in History on December 10, 2012
The title of this blog may seem a bit 90’s, but that is because I’ve named it after my friends’ 90’s inspired Christmas song. You can hear the song by clicking HERE, but be warned it is incredibly cheesy… but brilliant. My entire house have been singing it for the last week. I thought as […]
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