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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
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
Jan 4
The Recipes: a Stuart Christmas Mince Pie
As the New Year slowly unfolds, we look back to the festive season and the recipe for a mince pie that rather fortuitously was published...
Tastes Of History
Dec 6, 2023
A Brief History of Food: Lobscouse
We will be ‘ Sailing the Pirate Round ’ once again and as before we will be visiting several English Heritage sites across Britain and...
Tastes Of History
Aug 4, 2023
Sailing the Pirate Round
This year sees Tastes Of History portraying reputable innkeepers "famed" for our "good food at most reasonable prices". Of course, we...
Tastes Of History
Jun 14, 2023
A Brief History of Food: Peacock
Birds have long been revered, feared and assumed to be capable of predicting weather, marriage partners, disaster and death. In ancient...
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
Apr 12, 2023
The Recipes: Ostrich Eggs
At just under 2 kg, a single Ostrich egg weighs about the same as a whole chicken and remarkably is the equivalent of 24 normal-sized...
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
Jul 24, 2022
A Brief History of Food: Oranges
Origins The name 'orange' derives from the Sanskrit word for 'orange tree' (नारङ्ग nāraṅga). The Sanskrit word reached European...
Tastes Of History
Mar 2, 2022
Dispelling Some Myths: Cooking in a Shield?
Farinata (‘made of flour’), a classic Italian street food, apparently enjoys two provenance myths according to BBC History Magazine [1]....
Tastes Of History
Dec 14, 2021
Dispelling Some Myths: Sweeney Todd
Fact or Fiction? Despite some believing he was a real person, the murderous ‘Barber of Fleet Street’, Sweeney Todd, is in fact an...
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 30, 2021
The Recipes: Marlborough Pie
"The ACCOMPLISHT COOK, or, The whole Art and Mystery of COOKERY, fitted for all Degrees and Qualities" was first published in London in...
Tastes Of History
Apr 23, 2021
Celebrating St George's Day
Today marks the 457th birthday of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). As he is famously thought to have been born and died on the same date,...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1, 2021
Kitchenalia: Roman Testum
In 'Kitchenalia' we introduce objects from different historical periods, discover a bit about their history and find out how each was...
Tastes Of History
Mar 1, 2021
Kitchenalia: Roman Mortarium
Most people are probably familiar with a pestle and mortar. They come in many different guises: board-like, bowl-shaped or, more...
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