A raucous scene of Whigs' celebration as the Tories protest outside

A Packet Ship Christmas

What would Christmas have been like aboard the Packet Ships? Walsingham served as a Packet from 1794 – 1825, straddling the reigns of George III and George IV, formerly the Prince Regent. Christmas at the time was quite a different affair to the celebration we have now. Today, Christmas has arguably become the most widely …