Madeline Bassnett – The Conversation

A view towards St. Paul’s Cathedral and the City of London during low tide along the River Thames in London in August 2023. New research suggests the Little Ice Age was not nearly as cold and icy as the name would imply. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

October 29, 2024

New insights from Shakespeare’s England reveal striking parallels to contemporary climate change

Madeline Bassnett, Western University and Laurie Johnson, University of Southern Queensland

New research on the European Little Ice Age in England has upended established narratives and provided a window into an era of climatic instability not too different from our own.

‘The Queens Closet Opened,’ first published in 1655, shared recipes and support for the deposed monarchy. Here, portrait of Charles I and Queen Henrietta Maria, by Anthony van Dyck, 1632. (Arcidiecézní muzeum Kroměříž/Wikimedia)

May 19, 2020

Cooking in the coronavirus crisis is much more fun with old secrets from the Queen’s pantry

Madeline Bassnett, Western University

Recipe sharing is all the rage in the pandemic as in other times of turmoil. English cookbooks of the 16th and 17th centuries promised recipes for comfort with a dash of glamour.

Contact Madeline for