Historedia
Person

Sir Henry Cole

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1843

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sir Henry Cole, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First commercial Christmas cards sent in London

    1843

    Role: Commissioner

    1. 1843 · LondonFirst Commercial Christmas Card

      Henry Cole commissioned John Callcott Horsley to design the first commercial Christmas card in London in 1843.

Sources

  1. Henry Cole (inventor) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
  2. Christmas card Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30