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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
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
Apr 30, 2023
Audley End House at War
For the early May bank holiday weekend we jumped back 80 years to wartime Britain where Audley End House once again became a school for...
Tastes Of History
Oct 1, 2022
1940s Weekend at Tanfield Railway
Tanfield Railway near Gateshead (NE16 5ET) is the world's oldest railway still in use. Originally built to transport coal from the local...
Tastes Of History
Aug 23, 2022
Bosworth Field: a King's Recipes
This year (2022) Tastes Of History was delighted to return to the Bosworth Medieval Festival at the brilliant Bosworth Battlefield...
Tastes Of History
Aug 5, 2022
Pirates of Pendennis
Our very first event as 'pirates' took place in Bedford seven years ago in 2015. Since then, having had the costume and props, it was not...
Tastes Of History
Sep 15, 2021
Edible Tudor England at Berkhamsted Castle
The motte-and-bailey castle in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, was built to control a key route between London and the Midlands as part of...
Tastes Of History
Sep 1, 2021
An Ancient Greek Military Odyssey
'Military Odyssey' is one of the largest multi-period re-enactment shows in the country. With over 4,000 re-enactors and living history...
Tastes Of History
Aug 22, 2020
Bosworth Medieval Festival: The Recipes
Like us you were probably as disappointed as we were when Bosworth Medieval Festival had to be cancelled because of the coronavirus...
Tastes Of History
Jun 21, 2020
Roman "Burgers"
Spotted in the May 2020 edition of BBC History magazine (pg 66) was a recipe for 'Ancient Roman Burgers' which prominently features...
Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
A Very Victorian Christmas
In another first for Tastes Of History, we travelled to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight to support English Heritage's 'Victorian...
Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
Anglo-Saxon Fare Fit for a Battle
A pivotal battle took place 953 years ago on October 14th, 1066. It changed the course of Anglo-Saxon England's history when William of...
Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
Stonehenge & the Solstices
Summer solstice The Stonehenge monument in England is known for its alignment with the summer solstice sunrise, and it remains a popular...
Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
Bosworth: Food Fit For A King
Tastes Of History was delighted to be part of the Bosworth Medieval Festival in 2019 at the brilliant Bosworth Battlefield Heritage...
Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020
Last Supper in Pompeii
Located in sunny southern Italy, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was perfectly positioned between lush vineyards and fertile plains to...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Home Front 1918
With 2018 marking the centenary of the end of the Great War, at Waddesdon Manor we recreated a taste of the Home Front in 1918. Many of...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
An Elizabethan Pageant
In 1563, Elizabeth I (r.1558–1603) granted Kenilworth to her childhood friend and favourite, Robert Dudley, the soon to be Earl of...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Neolithic Feasting
Our repertoire has expanded once more. For twelve days in October of 2017, and again for nine days in February 2018, we stretched our...
Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
A Stuart Sunday
Sunday July 23rd, 2017 found Tastes Of History at Ford Green Hall in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent recreating dishes from Tudor and early...
Tastes Of History
Jun 16, 2020
Ready, Aim...Shoot!
Many years ago, long before I joined The Roman Military Research Society (or RMRS), a teacher inspired his pupils to build a catapulta,...
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