Recipes for a medieval feast.

Pythagoras is credited with making a cup that, by applying the laws of physics, teaches us to drink wine in moderation.

A brief guide to what is "circular reporting"?

In the age of AI, corroborating information is evermore essential to seek the truth.

How to process information and grade the resulting intelligence.

A guide on how to ask the right questions to gather information and corroborate facts.

A brief history of cheese and cheesemaking.

Pict or Scot: a who's who

The history of the humble chicken's arrival in Britain remains a bit of a puzzle. Found everywhere today, just where did these birds originate, and do we have the Romans to thank for their introduction?

How effective was the Chinese Xuan Feng or "Whirlwind" stone-thrower?

Dispelling the myths that ancient Britons were "Celts" and went into battle naked but painted with woad.

Addressing the myths behind the history and tradition of the lighting the torch signifying the start of the modern Olympic Games.

What to do with leftover lamb from Sunday's roast? Obviously, make an 18th-century curry. The version below is a variation of one by Hannah Glasse (1708-1770) for a mild chicken curry. Our recipe uses a delicious curry mix from The Copper Pot, purveyors of fine historic foods.

Dispelling the myth that extra-terrestrials ("aliens") built the world's pyramids rather than a combination of human ingenuity and convergent thinking.

A review of the History Channel’s TV documentary series “Warrior’s Way” and criticism of where history is poorly portrayed in dramatized re-enactments.

A brief history of stirrups, when they first appeared in Europe, and why the Romans never used them.

Did just 300 Spartans defeat a million Persians at the Battle of Thermopylae? Or is this simply a heroic myth?

At Tastes Of History we pride ourselves on trying to be as accurate as possible in what we do, especially when recreating history for the purposes of entertaining and educating the public.  In more than two decades we have accrued a wealth of knowledge on the ancient Romans.  Imagine then the horror when we saw this screenshot taken from an advertisement for a History Channel television programme.

Tastes Of History recently purchased a new toy: The Spring Oven. With ancient Greco-Roman forebears, and looking very much like a North African tajine, this [slip cast] terracotta creation is designed to steam bake bread at home for 'bakery style results'.

Do statues of a horse and rider reveal how the named person died. In the United Kingdom, and the United States, this is a popular urban myth.