Wars have been fought over it, fortunes made and lost from it, empires risen and fallen over it, entire continents discovered seeking it, and people killed and enslaved to protect a treasure once considered to be more valuable than gold. Now sold seasonally with whipped cream.
Three classic episodes of The History Guy about how the Christmas season survives even tragedy.
The “Great Sedition Trial” uncovered shocking connections at the time with the German reich that we were fighting, and challenged the idea that the nation was of a single mind during the war. It also challenged exactly how far the national commitment to freedom of speech and opinion reached, especially in extraordinary times.