“Robin Hood’s Birth, Breeding, Valour, and Marriage” was published in 1662 and celebrated England’s new queen from Portugal, Catherine of Braganza.
Robin Hood and Clorinda, Queen of Portugal | Stephen Basdeo
“One More Christmas” [Mais um Natal] | Domingos Fonseca [Trans. Stephen Basdeo]
Thus rises one more Christmas … A new sadness…For those who suffer. New delicacies; from the harp new vibrating melodies around the banquets of the rich.
Christmas in Newgate Gaol
In 1863 a reporter decided to experience what it was like to spend Christmas Day amongst the felons in Newgate.