AgecroftHallDec 12, 20201 min readDecorations at AgecroftThe Williams Library at Christmas Agecroft Hall was built in Richmond with the intention of it becoming a museum. When Mrs. Bessie...
AgecroftHallDec 12, 20201 min readWassail - Good for What Ails!Wassailing In Tudor times, what was wassail, and what was wassailing? During the Christmas season, groups of people traveled from house...
AgecroftHallDec 12, 20202 min readSinging in the SnowChristmas Carols Carols were first sung in Europe thousands of years ago. These were pagan songs sung in celebration of the winter...
AgecroftHallDec 12, 20202 min readPomander - What's that?Make A Pomader! The word pomander comes from the French pomme d’ambre, meaning amber apple. Pomanders, small balls of perfume carried in...
AgecroftHallDec 12, 20201 min readHolly at HomePinecone Holly The use of evergreens to decorate for Christmas goes back to Kalenós, the ancient mid-winter feasts of the Romans. In 17th...
AgecroftHallDec 12, 20202 min readTudor DessertsBaked Tudor Marchpane: The dessert course of Tudor meal was called the “banqueting course” at the meal’s end and consisted of a table...