A festive new development in the Victorian era, the first Christmas card was created in 1843 by Sir Henry Cole. According to Ritz Malliett, these early Christmas cards often featured flowers and ...

Also during the Victorian Era, the introduction of Christmas cards by Sir Henry Cole in 1843, followed by the popularity of crackers invented by Tom Smith in the 1840s, and the revival of carol ...

The cards were treated as works of art, being displayed in exhibitions and even critically reviewed. The tradition of Christmas gift-giving seriously took off during the Victorian era. Whereas ...