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Dispelling Some Myths: Mediæval Murder Holes
Look up whilst you are visiting castles and you will often see voids in the overhead masonry associated with the defence of the...
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Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Saluting
Sometimes when you are watching a television programme or film, the simplest thing can ruin its enjoyment. For example, an Army officer...
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
Reclaiming an Ancient Good Luck Symbol
Introduction Mention the word 'swastika', or worse draw or display the image, and today you risk causing offence for so many valid...
Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020
A Brief History of Food: Turkey at Christmas
There was great excitement during Easter 2019 with the announcement of the first secure dating of a rabbit bone, found in Britain, to the...
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 19, 2020
Dionysios' Polybolos
The design of Dionysios of Alexandria’s 'Polybolos' is somewhat unique in the annals of ancient artillery. The very name 'Polybolos' or...
Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: The Game of Quoits
The history of the game of quoits appears, on the face of it, to have an ancient origin. At least that is what you would believe from...
Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020
Collop Monday
In an earlier post (Daily Meals in Tudor England) mention was made of 'Collop Monday', the day before Shrove Tuesday, in connection with...
Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020
From the Supply Reserve Depot
Success! For some time now, we have been searching for a stoneware jar marked with the letters 'SRD' to complement Tastes Of History’s...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Christmas?
Ever wondered where Christmas comes from? After all we have been celebrating a mid-winter festival for millennia. According to the latest...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Dispelling Some Myths: Britain's "Secret Service"?
Yet another TV drama refers to Britain's Secret Service, but why? Britain has not had a 'secret service' since the end of the Second...
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
Daily Bread: Meals in Tudor England
Most people are familiar with the idea of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner (or breakfast, dinner and tea, if you prefer [1]). In Tudor...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Britain's Most Historic Towns: Chester
The first episode of Britain's Most Historic Towns aired on April 8th, 2018 on Channel 4. We had the pleasure of working alongside the...
Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020
Tudor Etiquette at Table
Tastes of History ran a workshop for the volunteers at Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales to teach something of...
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