top of page
Welcome to
Tastes Of History's Blog

Scroll
for a collection of recipes, research, guides and history related articles
Search


Pirates invade Greenwich
A further two recipes from the Golden Age of Piracy from an event at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.

Tastes Of History
Jul 17


Pirates of Pendennis
Ahoy m'hearties! If you landlubbers are looking for food fit for pirates then here are some tasty recipes from the Georgian period that will fit the bill.

Tastes Of History
Aug 5, 2022


Edible Tudor England at Berkhamsted Castle
Tastes Of History introduced visitors to Berkhamsted Castle to the food of the "Merrie Ol' England" of the Tudors. Here are the recipes.

Tastes Of History
Sep 15, 2021


An Ancient Greek Military Odyssey
Over the late August Bank Holiday weekend we joined the Hoplite Association to recreate 5th-century Greeks at Military Odyssey in Kent. The recipes we created are here for your delectation.

Tastes Of History
Sep 1, 2021


Bosworth Medieval Festival: The Recipes
Recipes for a medieval feast.

Tastes Of History
Aug 22, 2020


A Very Victorian Christmas
In another first for Tastes Of History, we travelled to Osborne House on the Isle of Wight to support English Heritage's "Victorian Christmas" in 2019. Our aim was to provide a sampling menu of food and drink of the period for visitors to try. Here, then, are the recipes.

Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020


Anglo-Saxon Fare Fit for a Battle
Each year English Heritage remember the pivotal battle that took place on October 14th, 1066 and changed the course of English history. Here are some Anglo-Saxon recipes fit for any warrior.

Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020


Bosworth: Food Fit For A King
Tastes Of History was delighted to be part of the Bosworth Medieval Festival in 2019 at the brilliant Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre. Here, then, are the recipes visitors could sample.

Tastes Of History
Jun 20, 2020


Last Supper in Pompeii
Located in sunny southern Italy, the ancient Roman city of Pompeii was perfectly positioned between lush vineyards and fertile plains to one side and the bountiful waters of the Bay of Naples to the other. “Last Supper in Pompeii”, a major exhibition in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, told the city's amazing story.

Tastes Of History
Jun 19, 2020


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. Visitors were surprised to discover that many of the things familiarly associated with World War 2 had been instituted just over two decades earlier.

Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020


An Elizabethan Pageant
In 1563, Elizabeth I granted Kenilworth Castle to her childhood friend and favourite, Robert Dudley, the soon to be Earl of Leicester. She visited four times during "progresses" through her realm. For English Heritage we recreated recipes fit for an Elizabethan pageant.

Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020


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 team from IWC Media to produce the Roman dining experience for host, Prof. Alice Roberts, and West Cheshire Museums curator, Liz Montgomery.

Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020


Tudor Etiquette at Table
Tastes of History ran a workshop for the volunteers at Plas Mawr, an Elizabethan townhouse in Conwy, North Wales to teach something of food and dining in the Tudor period. From the questions we fielded, it became evident that a précis of the etiquette expected at a wealthy Tudor table might be of interest.

Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020


Neolithic Feasting
In October 2017 and again in February 2018, we stretched our culinary expertise further back in time to the Neolithic period to support English Heritage’s “Feast Exhibition” at Stonehenge. Here are the recipes.

Tastes Of History
Jun 18, 2020


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 Stuart England.

Tastes Of History
Jun 17, 2020
bottom of page
