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Happy birthday to the one and only Barbara Steele. She was born in England in 1937.

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28 December 1665, birth of George FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Northumberland, the third and youngest illegitimate son of Charles II and Barbara Villiers.

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1914, British and German troops fraternise on the field of battle on Christmas Eve, greeting each other and exchanging goodwill, and are even photographed together. Drawing by A C Michael from The Illustrated London News 9 Jan 1915 © Illustrated London News Ltd Evans

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Off to a panto over the holidays? 1930, flyer for Cinderella at the Theatre Royal, Huddersfield which included a harlequinade which was a rarity at this date. From our fabulous Michael Diamond collection

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This black and white press photograph from our collection shows Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, being driven to Sandringham House in Norfolk for Christmas in 1952

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Sir Richard Arkwright born 1723. Inventor & entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution he was the inventor of the Spinning Frame & Carding Machine

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St Thomas’ Day the poor went a-thomasing, children in queued for a gift from & were counted twice to make sure no-one had more than one.

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Friday - Terraform - Xmas Jungle Party! B2B all night long for D&B, REGGAE & JUNGLE!
Gates 22:30 - £5b412, £7 after.
Saturday - Keep It- Support The Small Town Club! RR residents band together 21:00 - Adv tix £8, £10 OTD - More info and tickets here - https://t.co/ksvYj98Jlz

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in 1843 Charles Dickens’ 'A Christmas Carol' was published. By that year it had sold an impressive 6000 copies! It continues to be 'A tale for all time'. Read why in ' piece here: https://t.co/9BOrHubTMr

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William Pitt the Younger became Prime Minister 1783

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"The Retired Colourman" 1st published in Liberty Magazine 1926. Gloriously illustrated by Frederic Dorr Steele

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The familiar tradition of decking the halls with boughs of holly for winter festivals pre-dates Christmas. Today is the Roman festival of Saturnalia, when Romans would decorate their houses with holly & exchange gifts.

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Happy Birthday to born in 1775. “I am only resolved to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me.”―from PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (1813)
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