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Jun 21, 2023

About History: The humble Pigeon goes to War

First broadcast on BBC1 on October 5th, 1989, ‘Corporal Punishment’ is the second episode of ‘Blackadder Goes Forth’, which is the fourth...

Tastes Of History

Nov 13, 2022

Dispelling Some Myths: 'Trench Art'

One of our favourite sources of entertainment and ideas for this Blog are derived from the BBC’s ‘Bargain Hunt’ television series. As...

Tastes Of History

Oct 12, 2022

On This Day: Edith Cavell executed

On this day, in the early hours of October 12th, 1915, a British national, still wearing her nurses’ uniform, was led out into a yard at...

Tastes Of History

Jan 12, 2022

On This Day: Agatha Christie's final chapter

January 12th, 1976: Crime writer Agatha Christie dies aged 85. In her posthumously published Autobiography, she briefly details her...

Tastes Of History

Dec 24, 2021

On This Day: The first air raid

December 24th, 1914: A German seaplane carried out the first air raid on British soil, dropping bombs on Dover. There were no casualties....

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

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...