Tastes Of History2 days agoAbout History: Press-gangingImpressment, colloquially known as ‘the press’ or the ‘press gang’, was a means by which European navies could forcibly compel men into...
Tastes Of HistoryMay 29Dispelling Some Myths: Wreckers and smugglersWrecking Wrecking is the practice of taking valuables from a shipwreck which has foundered or run aground close to shore. Wrecks were...
Tastes Of HistoryApr 23Dispelling Some Myths: Upside down Union FlagsThe Union Flag pictured hangs in an upper hall of a London school recently visited by Tastes Of History to deliver a “Knight and Castles”...
Tastes Of HistoryMar 1About History: Named after a BattleIn an earlier article we explored the origin of the French dish Chicken à la Marengo which was named, according to a popular myth, after...