Silk Road nomads ate way better than city dwellers
Silk Road nomads may have been the “foodies” of the Medieval Ages. New research shows they enjoyed much more diverse diets than did their settled
9 April 2018
Preserving Butter Medieval Style
Like most people these days, we have a refrigerator to keep food fresh, and it runs on electricity — and here in Ireland, we get
10 March 2016
Medieval garlic and bile potion kills MRSA superbug
Could a 1,000-year-old concoction be the answer to stopping superbugs? Christina Lee, an Anglo-Saxon expert at the University of Nottingham, found the recipe for a
3 April 2015
The diet of the Scots army that defeated King Edwards II’s troops at the Battle of Bannockburn
To mark the 700th anniversary of the Battle of Bannockburn, researchers have found out what lined the bellies of Scots troops as they rallied against
28 June 2014
9 Medieval Love Potions People Actually Used,You May Be Disgusted
Love potions were popular in many cultures in the past and are still commonly used in regions such as Zimbabwe, where traditional healers sell their
5 February 2014
Battle Castle coming to History TV Canada
From the great folks over at Battle Castle we get a first look at the TV Trailer for Battle Castle. Airing on History Television Canada
25 January 2012
Eat like a Teutonic Knight
“A soup like this is not the work of one man. It is the result of a constantly refined tradition. There are nearly a thousand
29 November 2011
Pepper and cumin paid the rent in Olde England
Research by Susan Francia, published in The Local Historian, shows that many rents were paid in cumin. Landlords would accept a pound of pepper and
19 September 2011
New medieval pub in Northampton will sell wild boar and pigeon pie
A medieval theme bar could soon open on the site of a former Northampton estate agents. Businessman Paul Hepworth was yesterday granted a licence by
16 June 2011
Heston Blumenthal goes medieval as he brings spit-roasting to Knightsbridge hotel
From space-age molecular gastronomy to medieval recipes dating back 700 years. Today Heston Blumenthal revealed how he is putting aside test tubes, lab coats and
19 January 2011
Medieval diet aids healthy eating message
The Horrible Histories series has been a great success in teaching children about the lives of the Romans, Aztecs and Egyptians, among others. But could
5 September 2010
Eel or pigeon pizzas to awaken medieval tastebuds
English Heritage has joined forces with Pizza Hut to bring back the tastes of the middle ages in the form of medieval inspired pizza. As
1 September 2010
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