Henry VIII’s kitchens at Hampton Court Palace: an introduction to food archaeology
Feb.15, 2010 in
Kitchens
The kitchens of Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace are the largest surviving Renaissance kitchens in Europe. Occupying nearly one third of the ground floor of the Palace, 36000 square feet they have become internationally well-known as the home of Tudor food. Today they are home to a unique project; a team of Food Historians who have been given the challenge to learn from really using them as they would have been 500 years ago. Here, Marc Meltonville, Project co-ordinator for the Historic Kitchens Team, gives an introduction to Henry viii's infamous food factory…
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February 15th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
Wow I Would Like to go there
February 15th, 2010 at 1:44 pm
Yes, I want to be there on one of those 50 days & get to taste some Renaissance food. It must of tasted very different. I have a medieval recipe book which may have been very similar; they ate just about anything & everything.
February 15th, 2010 at 2:30 pm
I’d like to visit there and eat food exactly as it was prepared for the 16th century nobles. All meat, bread, sweets, and alcohol- sounds like my kind of diet lol. Screw salads and bottled water!
February 15th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
this is a very excellent quality.
A special well done to the narrator- he makes it fascinating for all ages.
February 15th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
That would be a fantastic way to spend an afternoon.
February 15th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
I strongly recommend the book by Alison Weir ” Henry VIII , the king and his court” she describes every aspect of Henry’s everyday life! it’s fantastic!
February 15th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
OMG GO INTERHIGH
ILY OMAR
February 15th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Now you’ve gone and made me hungry! LOL!