More recipes from the Roman Festival at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds for you to try.

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

August 19th, 1588: On this day Queen Elizabeth I of England delivered her famous speech to her assembled land forces at Tilbury, Essex.

After several years of wishing we could be involved a chance encounter while “pirating” in Scarborough has led to Tastes Of History’s first performance at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds, Yorkshire. We were delighted to offer a taste of mediæval food to spectators at the live-action International Jousting Tournament over the Easter bank holiday weekend. From Friday 29th March to Monday 1st April the museum’s impressive jousting arena resounded to the cheers of crowds an

As the New Year slowly unfolds, we look back to the festive season and the recipe for a mince pie that rather fortuitously was published in the Christmas edition of the BBC’s History Magazine. Taken from Robert May’s 1660 cookery book ‘The Accomplisht Cook’, the recipe below, adapted by Eleanor Barnett a food historian at Cardiff University, is for a traditional mince pie. By the Tudor period mince pies had become popular festive treats but, as the name suggests, the filling

We will be “ Sailing the Pirate Round ” once again and as before we will be visiting several English Heritage sites across Britain and introducing visitors to some of the food and drink popular in AD 1700 during the reign of Queen Anne and at the height of the Golden Age of Piracy. Those visitors who sample the prepared dishes nearly all agree that our lobscouse is delicious. It being a mixture of fried potatoes, fried onions, corned beef hash, smoked ham and spices – the re

Discovering the history behind Chicken à la Marengo, reputedly Napoleon Bonaparte's favourite dish.

This year sees Tastes O f History portraying reputable innkeepers “ famed ” for our “ good food at most reasonable prices ” . Of course, we can keep prices low because our chief suppliers are notably “ legitimate ” importers of “ revenue-free ” goods (don't ask any questions!). They also operate a most profitable side-line in beach clearances and marine salvage should an unfortunate vessel be wrecked [1] on England's treacherous coasts…who said we’re “ Pirates ” ? Saili

For the early May bank holiday weekend we jumped back 80 years to wartime Britain where Audley End House once again became a school for spies, soldiers and top secret training, During the Second World War, Audley End House, near Saffron Walden in Essex, was used by the Polish Section of the Special Operations Executive to train Polish special forces soldiers. Known as the Cichociemni – the Silent Unseen – these soldiers were elite paratroopers trained in covert operations, s

At just under 2 kg, a single Ostrich egg weighs about the same as a whole chicken and remarkably is the equivalent of 24 normal-sized chicken eggs. If you can obtain one, cook it and open it, then one Ostrich egg can feed up to 10 people. A typical egg is 200 mm tall, with a circumference of c. 450 mm, provides 2,000 calories and 144 g of protein. The latter is three times an adult’s recommended daily protein allowance but Ostrich eggs also contain calcium, iron and vitamin

Here are the World War Two recipes that Tastes Of History cooked 'on the ration' at Tanfield Railway's 1940s Weekend (September 24th & 25th 2022).

Medieval recipes suitable for celebrating the Battles of Bosworth Field, the final battle in England's Wars of the Roses.

The Forme of Cury (‘The Method of Cooking’ is an extensive 14th-century collection of medieval English recipes.

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.

A brief history of the orange inspired by a delicious Georgian era recipe for Orange Cake.

Dispelling the Myth that the murderous "Barber of Fleet Street", Sweeney Todd, was a real person. And there's a recipe for "A Beef Steak Pye".

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.

Robert May's The Accomplisht Cook was published in 1660 and included a large number of pie recipes with sweet fillings. If you find you have a surplus of apples this year, then Marlborough Pie might be just the ticket.

April 23rd marks the birthday of William Shakespeare. As he is famously thought to have been born and died on the same date, so April 23rd is also the anniversary of his death on St George's Day in 1616. St George's day was once celebrated with feasts, so here are some delicious recipes to recreate and enjoy.

Discover the origins of the tradition of wassailing, typically celebrated on Twelfth Night.