Tastes Of HistoryDec 28, 2021Dispelling Some Myths: WoadIt is widely held, and oft repeated, that ancient Britons, and most especially the Picts, painted or tattooed their bodies with Woad. We...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 27, 2021On This Day: London's coffee houses closedDecember 27th, 1675: A Royal Proclamation orders the closure of all coffee houses in London because they are seen as hotbeds of...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 24, 2021On This Day: The first air raidDecember 24th, 1914: A German seaplane carried out the first air raid on British soil, dropping bombs on Dover. There were no casualties....
Tastes Of HistoryDec 17, 2021A Brief History of Food: CoffeeOrigins Exactly how and when coffee was discovered is uncertain. A legend of its stimulating effects being identified in Ethiopia is...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 17, 2021On This Day: King excommunicatedDecember 17th, 1538: Henry VIII is excommunicated by Pope Paul III. Henry brought religious upheaval to England. When he became king,...
Tastes Of HistoryDec 16, 2021On This Day: Catherine of Aragon bornDecember 16th, 1485: Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, was born in Alcala de Henares, Spain. Like all kings at the time...
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...