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During the 1980s, millions of American children pored over the Toys 'R' Us catalog, daydreaming about what toys we hoped to receive in a few weeks on Christmas morning. After all, by the mid-twentieth century, Christmas—for countless middle-class households with children— had become more or less synonymous with an enormous number of gifts for children in the form of toys and games. Barbie playsets and a myriad of action figures were routinely advertised during Saturday morning car...

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Our critics' guide to the best reads to take away with you

Children in Tudor England did much the same things that children do now. They jumped, they fell, they cried. They played...

Nicholas Orme uncovers what infancy and childhood were like in the 16th century

Nicholas Orme highlights some popular children’s pastimes and explores their place in wider society, from dolls to ball sports and blind man's bluff

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In Nicholas Ormes snapshot of Tudor children in his new book on the subject, we see 1500s illustrations of toddlers in their wheeled walking frames, and they all look like little wizened old men.

Young advocates of the Tridentine liturgy like to believe that it was always celebrated with great beauty and dignity. Older Catholics know that this is not true.