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Dr Caitlin Green
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Dr Caitlin Green

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History, archaeology, place-names & early lit. Main research on post-Roman Britain & Anglo-Saxon England; also long-distance trade, migration & contact.

Cornwall/Lincolnshire
caitlingreen.org
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    1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2015

      The History of Santa Claus & Father Christmas -- just a bit of seasonal fun :) http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/ pic.twitter.com/zEBbnX1Ujo

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    2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 15 Dec 2015
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen

      Lecture notes on the Origins of Xmas, by B.K. Swartz, Jr., Prof of Anthropology at BSU :) http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/swartz/American%20Christmas%20Origins.htm …pic.twitter.com/WXDxhPRr61

      11 replies 56 retweets 67 likes
    3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2015
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen

      Father Christmas--merged w/ Santa Claus in L19thC but originally separate & gave no gifts! http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/pages/english.htm …pic.twitter.com/RFFmghHH3n

      12 replies 117 retweets 125 likes
    4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2015
      Replying to @caitlinrgreen

      Some pre-Coca-Cola images of Santa: White Rock, 1923; Puck, 1902; Nast, 1869 -- http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/pages/santa.htm …pic.twitter.com/4HM8rZjkyI

      4 replies 44 retweets 40 likes
      Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 16 Dec 2015

      A v early illustration of 'Sante Claus' from The Children's Friend, William B. Gilley, 1821: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/origin-of-santa/ …pic.twitter.com/SPK2BIfTiG

      2:32 PM - 16 Dec 2015
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        1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Stephen Nissenbaum on the E19thC American creation of Santa Claus+sanitisation of Christmas: http://www.threemonkeysonline.com/christmas-reborn-the-creation-of-a-consumer-christmas-professor-steven-nissenbaum-in-interview/ …pic.twitter.com/bAPNHl4ZMr

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        1. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 17 Dec 2015
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          More 19th-E20thC images at the 'Art History of Santa', incl a propaganda poster from 1918: http://www.theuntappedsource.com/blog/art-history-santa/ …pic.twitter.com/BlvVqhJzLH

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        2. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 17 Dec 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          St Nicholas/Santa Claus before Thomas Nast---illustrations to Moore's 'Night Before Christmas' by Louis Prang, 1864: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/prang.htm …pic.twitter.com/qLRxwKmk30

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        3. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 17 Dec 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Thomas Nast's illustrations for Clement Clarke Moore's 'A Visit from Saint Nicholas', 1869: http://www.americanantiquarian.org/Exhibitions/Christmas/nast.htm …pic.twitter.com/B0G9VJZCNn

          St Nicholas arriving at a house in his sleigh pulled by reindeer.
          St Nicholas atop a roof and climbing into a chimney.
          St Nicholas flying through the air by moonlight on his sleigh.
          2 replies 23 retweets 27 likes
        4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 18 Dec 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          Some pre-Coca Cola Santas from 'White Rock' water adverts, Life Magazine, 1923-25: http://www.whiterocking.org/santa.html  & http://www.arthuriana.co.uk/xmas/pages/santa.htm …pic.twitter.com/Lw2TsRgons

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        5. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 23 Dec 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          A Japanese image of a modern-looking Santa Claus from 1914, showing the spread of his legend: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1914_Santa_Claus.jpg …pic.twitter.com/qfWrtH9FPc

          A modern-looking Santa stood before a fireplace with a large sack of toys, Japanese writing on the right-hand side of the image.
          4 replies 42 retweets 59 likes
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        2. Rebs  ❄️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 🧟‍♀️‏ @Rebs7 24 Dec 2015
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          @caitlinrgreen @EvansianI That's terrific.

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        3. An Edwardian Evans‏ @EvansianI 24 Dec 2015
          Replying to @Rebs7

          @Rebs7 @caitlinrgreen and a happy Christmas to both of you, ladies!

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        4. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 24 Dec 2015
          Replying to @EvansianI

          @EvansianI @Rebs7 Merry Christmas to you too! :)

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        5. An Edwardian Evans‏ @EvansianI 24 Dec 2015
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          @caitlinrgreen and thank you for all your festive Tweetery, Dr Green. It's been fascinating!

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        6. Dr Caitlin Green‏ @caitlinrgreen 25 Dec 2015
          Replying to @EvansianI

          @EvansianI A pleasure! Glad you like! :)

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        1. Stuart Helmer‏ @stuarthelmer 17 Dec 2016
          Replying to @caitlinrgreen

          With the Shard in the background I'm not sure how early this can be...

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        1. Tim‏ @Loxsoceles 16 Dec 2015
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          @caitlinrgreen That's almost 200 Xmas trees ago and an ocean of egg nog!

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