#HouseHistoryHour

Was told by a friend, a builder that a beam in our house was likely to have been reused from a ship. I didn’t know any different so didn’t query
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Although there are claims that the origin of Xmas trees lies in pagan traditions, it probably comes from medieval Germanic traditions of using trees to tell religious stories, especially around
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The 1st Xmas card is usually credited to Henry Cole, director of the V&A and a civil servant involved in the postal service. His 1843 card was sold for a
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