Tastes Of HistoryNov 30, 2022Where's all the rum gone?Over the centuries a seaman's diet, whether they were part of the crews of Sir Francis Drake or Admiral Horatio Nelson, hardly changed....
Tastes Of HistoryNov 25, 2022The Home Front and RationingIn the first year of the 20th century Queen Victoria’s 64 year reign came to an end with her death on January 22nd, 1901. She was...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 25, 2022Victorian SchoolsWe have an image that school days in Victorian Britain were strict and corporal punishment rife. Daily life in the elementary school,...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 22, 2022On This Day: Blackbeard's demiseNovember 22nd, 1718: On This Day probably the most notorious pirate, Edward Teach, known as ‘Blackbeard’, met his demise. Towards the end...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 21, 2022A Brief History of Food: Victorian InnovationThe Sun never sets When Victoria succeeded to the throne in 1837, Britain was already a global maritime trading power. From the late...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 13, 2022Dispelling 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 HistoryNov 7, 2022About History: the Scold’s BridleThe ‘Scold’s Bridle’, sometimes known as ‘The Gossip’s Bridle’, was a punishment used officially and unofficially in England to...
Tastes Of HistoryNov 1, 2022Ladies, Lamps and the Crimean WarThe Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18th, 1815, saw the final defeat and exile of Napoleon Bonaparte. Out of a common fear of...
Tastes Of HistoryOct 31, 2022A Brief History of Food: The Mediæval KitchenPossibly the most significant year in English history, 1066, saw the end of Anglo-Saxon England and start of the reigns of first the...