Tastes Of HistoryDec 15, 2021Paranormal thinking?Somehow we got talking about ghosts a couple of days ago. We were both reminded of working at Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire and how it...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 14, 2021Dispelling Some Myths: Sweeney ToddFact or Fiction? Despite some believing he was a real person, the murderous ‘Barber of Fleet Street’, Sweeney Todd, is in fact an...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 7, 2021Dispelling Some Myths: Would Mediaeval archers really shoot 12 arrows a minute?‘Welsh & English longbowman used a single-piece longbow to deliver arrows that could penetrate contemporary plate armour and mail. The...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 29, 2021Black FridayOn November 18th, 1910, three hundred female protesters marched to the Houses of Parliament as part of their campaign to secure voting...