Archive for January 6th, 2009
James Boswell on 12th Day in 1763
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009In 1763 James Boswell was new to London and he was happy to enjoy some local customs. As he records in his Journal for 6 January… This was Twelfth-day, on which a great deal of jollity goes on in England, at the eating of the Twelfth-cake all sugared over….I took a whim that between St [...]