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Sep 20, 2021

Cury or Curry?

During a recent cookery demonstration at Berkhamsted Castle we were chatting to some visitors about the background and history of the...

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Aug 13, 2021

What did the Romans ever do for us? Naming the Months

If you are an English speaker, have you ever wondered where the names of the months of the year came from? Well wonder no longer as,...

Tastes Of History

May 17, 2021

Dispelling Some Myths: "Blood Grooves"

There is a persistent myth about the function of a sword's fuller that it 'releases the vacuum' when the blade is thrust into a person....

Tastes Of History

Apr 27, 2021

Dispelling Some Myths: The Amazons

For those studying the ancient Greeks, you will undoubtedly come across tales of the Amazons, the fearsome, man-hating warrior women of...

Tastes Of History

Oct 17, 2020

Vesuvius Erupts!

While researching the manufacture and use of fish sauce in the ancient world, we came across an article published in 2008 that claimed:...