An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for the holidays Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has ...

An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for ...

The prince sent decorated trees to schools and army barracks around Windsor, but it was likely a visual that made British citizens tree-crazy. An engraving published in 1848 featured the Queen ...

In December 1848, London newspaper The Illustrated News published an image of the royal family gathered around an 8-foot decorated fir tree at Windsor Castle. This German tradition had been ...

The Christmas tree, a beloved festive staple, has royal origins that many aren't aware of. As Queen Victoria played a key role in popularising this festive decoration during her reign. According ...

In the 1848, Queen Victoria's tree was seen adorned with baubles, prompting them to become popular as forms of decoration. Up until the First World War, baubles were largely imported from Germany.

The idea first spread to England through Queen Charlotte, Queen Victoria's mother—but it was Victoria's consort Prince Albert who brought them into the mainstream in 1848.

An 1848 etching featuring Queen Victoria and Prince Albert decorating an evergreen tree influenced how people decorate for the holidays. ... an 1848 royal Christmas tree etching.

The Christmas tree, a beloved festive staple, has royal origins that many aren't aware of. As Queen Victoria played a key role in popularising this festive decoration during her reign. According ...

Before you discount the Victorian era for its notoriously prudish etiquette and over-the-top bustle skirts (truly the ultimate bump-its), you'd be wise to read up on all of the cultural traditions ...