This is a look at the role jewellery has played for Humanity from the earliest great civilisations to the present day. From the incredible items discovered from Ancient Egypt and the extensive Roman Empire through to significant periods such as the Renaissance, Victorian and Industrialisation. Renowned periods of Art Deco, Art Nouveau to the relative modern scientific cutting of gemstones and refined techniques of jewellery manufactured today and the rise of the Brand.

Our British Christmas is unique. Its customs and traditions date back into the mists of time, but they all developed for identifiable reasons. Christmas here has had a rollercoaster history, from a crazy, over- the-top festival in Tudor times, to near extinction then to a modern reinvention. This was when Father Christmas met Santa Claus - and when one of our greatest writers blended all that was good from the  past into a new White Christmas tradition.