An exploration of why the English eat the way they do, and what those habits reveal about English society.
- Senior Lecturer in English, Loughborough University
The financial year still starts around this time.
One recipe suggests using ‘snow’ as a winter alternative to eggs.
Au XVIIᵉ siècle, on utilisait les mouches pour cacher les marques laissées par certaines maladies, comme la variole ou la syphilis. Quatre cents ans plus tard, avec les patchs anti-boutons, cette mode resurgit.
In the 17th century, patches were used to conceal blemishes like the scars left by diseases like smallpox or even syphilis.
This spiced wine has been drunk in Britain since the Romans introduced it.
Taking lessons from the past could help enrich our diets for little cost
The plight of women who had to give birth alone during the pandemic is a good starting point to discuss a better childbirth experience for all women.
Los relatos de epidemias del pasado nos advierten sobre los errores que corremos el riesgo de repetir.
Accounts of previous epidemics – by Samuel Pepys, Daniel Defoe and Katherine Porter – warn of mistakes that we risk repeating.
Women have been there in their imaginations.
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