Dispelling Some Myths: Britain's "Secret Service"
Yet another TV drama refers to Britain's Secret Service, but why? Britain has not had a "secret service" since the end of the Second...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
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...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
An Elizabethan Pageant
In 1563, Elizabeth I (r.1558–1603) granted Kenilworth to her childhood friend and favourite, Robert Dudley, the soon to be Earl of...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
Daily Bread: Meals in Tudor England
Most people are familiar with the idea of eating breakfast, lunch and dinner (or breakfast, dinner and tea, if you prefer[1]). In Tudor...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Britain's Most Historic Towns: Chester
The first episode of Britain's Most Historic Towns aired on April 8th, 2018 on Channel 4. We had the pleasure of working alongside the...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 10 min
Tudor Etiquette at Table
Tastes of History recently ran a workshop for the volunteers at Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales to teach...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Who is Apicius?
Connoisseurs of Roman cuisine may be familiar with the recipes of "Apicius". Indeed, "Apicius" was the inspiration for the Roman recipes...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
Home Front Rations
Although World War II began in September 1939, it was not until January 8th, 1940 that rationing in Britain began. It was not new idea...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
One-Pot Cooking
For the large majority of people living in the Bronze Age (about 2,500 - 800 BC) to the mid-Iron Age (ca. 300-100 BC) meals were commonly...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
A Banquet Fit for Pirates
There are many recipes from Georgian Britain that could be adapted to recreate your very own pirate banquet. We have selected just a few...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 1 min
A Mediæval Banquet
Hosting your own medieval feast may require some effort but can be great fun. Creating the right atmosphere and dressing the table need...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
Fast Food or Dinner Party?
Roman Cuisine Many of the Roman recipes we have reproduced below are taken from “De re coquinaria” (“On the Subject of Cooking”). This...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 2 min
Ancient Greek Dining
Tastes Of History started as experts in recreating Roman era cuisine. The history of food, however, is one of continuity and so our...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 5 min
Dispelling Some Myths: Mother's Day
Mother's Day: Not as sold Every March there is annual chance to tell your mother how much she means to you (hopefully you don't need...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 18, 2020
- 6 min
Neolithic Feasting
Our repertoire has expanded once more. For twelve days in October of 2017, and again for nine days in February 2018, we stretched our...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Wise Words of Gaius Petronius Arbiter
It may be a peculiarly military thing, perhaps it strikes accord with armed forces personnel, but one particular quote is frequently...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
A Pre-History of Lactose Intolerance
In support of English Heritage’s “Feast Exhibition” at Stonehenge in 2018/19, Tastes Of History was asked to recreate some of what...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 17, 2020
- 3 min
Dispelling Some Myths: Druids
A while ago we were approached for help in promoting "Britannia", a British historical drama scheduled to air on Sky Atlantic on January...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 17, 2020
- 17 min
The Toga
Forward The purpose of this paper was to provide general readers, and those wishing to don a more accurate Roman “toga”, all the...
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Tastes Of History
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
A Stuart Sunday
Sunday July 23rd, 2017 found Tastes Of History at Ford Green Hall in Smallthorne, Stoke-on-Trent recreating dishes from Tudor and early...
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