
Tag: England


Spectacular Anglo-Saxon burial uncovered – here’s what it tells us about women in seventh-century England

Christmas Games: Snapdragon
By Robert Chambers Continue reading Christmas Games: Snapdragon

A backlash against ‘mixed’ foods led to the demise of a classic American dish
By Helen Zoe Veit, Michigan State University Continue reading A backlash against ‘mixed’ foods led to the demise of a classic American dish

A Description of a City Shower
By Jonathan Swift Continue reading A Description of a City Shower

Twelve Day Eve
By Robert Chambers Continue reading Twelve Day Eve

Ringing Out the Old Year
By Robert Chambers Continue reading Ringing Out the Old Year

Dickens and the Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner
By Joan Fitzpatrick Continue reading Dickens and the Birth of the Classic English Christmas Dinner

The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon
“For this is the custom of Dunmow, well known. Though the pleasure be ours, the bacon’s your own.”
By Robert Chambers Continue reading The Dunmow Flitch of Bacon

An Earthquake: England. Dover Straits. 1382.
By Robert Chambers Continue reading An Earthquake: England. Dover Straits. 1382.