Celebrate a Victorian Christmas — a season of magic, hope and goodwill.

During Queen Victoria’s reign, many of the traditions we recognise today took shape: Prince Albert popularised the Christmas tree in England, the first Christmas cards began to appear, and Charles Dickens brought the spirit of the season to life in stories that culminated in A Christmas Carol. Mrs Beeton was on hand too, with advice on festive favourites — roast turkey, plum pudding and mince pies.

Join Robert for an atmospheric journey through Christmas past, in the company of Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Mrs Beeton, Thomas Hardy, Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, Alfred Lord Tennyson, and (much loved by the Queen) Gilbert and Sullivan — celebrating the wit, warmth and wonder of the Victorian season.