Tastes Of HistoryAug 16, 2020A Brief History of Food: CheeseAs mammals, humans are all supposed to be lactose intolerant and yet more than 70% of western Europeans have no problem drinking milk and...
Tastes Of HistoryAug 8, 2020Pict or Scot: Who's Who?We were watching another history documentary the other day about the Scottish Wars of Independence in the 13th- and 14th-centuries. This...
Tastes Of HistoryJul 30, 2020The Chinese Xuan Feng or "Whirlwind"Until the advent of gunpowder, the trebuchet (French: trébuchet) was a common powerful siege engine that used a long arm to throw a...
Tastes Of HistoryJul 28, 2020Dispelling Some Myths: Ancient BritonsIn AD 60/61, after appalling treatment by the Romans, Queen Boudica of the Iceni tribe declared war on the oppressors. The Britons sacked...