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A Brief History of Food: The humble tin can
I wonder how many of us take the humble tin can for granted? Have you ever stopped to think of the origins of this omnipresent object as...
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Tastes Of History
Oct 25
Dispelling Some Myths: the “two finger salute”
Dispelling the myth of the two-finger salute or V-sign originated in the Medieval period.
Tastes Of History
Oct 16
Travels with my Freed Bear: Villa Spiza, Split
If in Split, Croatia then definitely dine at Villa Spiza. Tastes Of History ate there several times and it was fantastic.
Tastes Of History
Oct 9
Horrible History: did Roman slaves hand-feed their masters?
Found on the website Twinkl, “ Ten short facts about the Romans ” was posted on December 8th, 2020 by unknown author possibly based in...
Tastes Of History
Oct 2
Dispelling Some Myths: Rotten teeth
Despite the best efforts of historians, the internet is still awash with misconceptions about the Middle Ages. Many of these ideas were...
Tastes Of History
Sep 25
About History: “By hook or by crook”
In the September edition of BBC History magazine Anatoly Liberman, professor at the University of Minnesota and author of An Analytic...
Tastes Of History
Aug 19
On This Day: “Heart and stomach…”
August 19th, 1588: On this day Queen Elizabeth I of England delivered her famous speech to her assembled land forces at Tilbury, Essex.
Tastes Of History
Jul 29
On This Day: The Spanish Armada is sighted
July 29th, 1588: On this day in 1588, the fearsome Spanish Armada is sighted off England’s southern coast.
Tastes Of History
Jul 24
About History: Press-ganging
Impressment, colloquially known as ‘the press’ or the ‘press gang’, was a means by which European navies could forcibly compel men into...
Tastes Of History
May 29
Dispelling Some Myths: Wreckers and smugglers
Wrecking Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Wrecks were...
Tastes Of History
May 1
Maasai “Lion” Spear
Pictured below is a spear recovered from an outbuilding at a former family residence, at the time called “Parthia”, in Beckhampton,...
Tastes Of History
Apr 23
Dispelling Some Myths: Upside down Union Flags
The Union Flag pictured hangs in an upper hall of a London school recently visited by Tastes Of History to deliver a “Knight and Castles”...
Tastes Of History
Mar 31
Dispelling Some Myths: Crucifixion
Crucifixion?...Good. Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each. Next... Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which...
Tastes Of History
Mar 29
The Recipes: a Mediæval Joust
After several years of wishing we could be involved a chance encounter while “pirating” in Scarborough has led to Tastes Of History’s...
Tastes Of History
Mar 20
A Brief History of Food: Fish ‘n’ Chips
Recently the BBC broadcast an episode of “Rick Stein’s Food Stories” that stated the origin of fish and chips lay with the Portuguese who...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1
About History: Named after a Battle
In an earlier article we explored the origin of the French dish Chicken à la Marengo which was named, according to a popular myth, after...
Tastes Of History
Feb 21
A Brief History of Food: Hares
For some time we, at Tastes Of History, believed the hare was a native species in Britain belonging to the genus Lepus [1]. A recent post...
Tastes Of History
Feb 12
On This Day: The Forgotten Queen
February 12th, 1554: England's forgotten queen, Lady Jane Grey, is executed for treason. In most popular histories, and as taught in...
Tastes Of History
Feb 7
A Brief History of Food: Pizza
While working in one of our favourite schools, the book ‘Roman Adventure’ (pictured right) was discovered and was instantly intriguing...
Tastes Of History
Jan 10
About History: Grenade!
In warfare, throwing weapons at your enemies has a very long history indeed. In its simplest form, rocks could be hand-thrown by early...
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