{"id":238,"date":"2017-05-19T08:28:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T07:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/southamptonhistoryspeaks\/?p=238"},"modified":"2017-05-19T08:31:18","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T07:31:18","slug":"episode-8-chris-woolgar-on-food-in-medieval-england","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/southamptonhistoryspeaks\/2017\/05\/19\/episode-8-chris-woolgar-on-food-in-medieval-england\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 8: Chris Woolgar on Food in Medieval England"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChrisWoolgar.jpg_SIA_JPG_fit_to_width_INLINE\"<\/a>It’s nearly time for exams here at Southampton. Lecturers are marking essays, our students are revising, and to ensure that everyone gets a wee bit of relaxation in, we’re releasing a new episode of\u00a0Southampton History Speaks<\/em>. Today you can listen to Chris Woolgar speak with Rachel Herrmann about his new book on food in medieval England.<\/p>\n

We begin where all food podcasts should begin: with bacon. You\u2019ll learn which medieval sayings about bacon reveal domestic bliss, and which ones point to conflict, before we move on to big picture stuff. Chris discusses how deaths and accident reports reveal patterns in food production and eating, and he describes the relationship between the Black Death and changes in food, cookery, butchery, and eating. You\u2019ll hear about cookery\u2019s development from 1200-1500, the intricate rules of fast days, and some historical examples of medieval day drinking. Finally, you\u2019ll listen to Chris reflect on historians\u2019 struggles with structuring our books, and his thoughts about how he approached this problem.<\/p>\n

You can right-click on\u00a0this episode link<\/a>\u00a0to open it in a new window and stream\u00a0the podcast without having to download it, or you can\u00a0subscribe to the podcast in iTunes U<\/a>. If you want to learn more about History at the University of Southampton, you can visit our\u00a0website<\/a>, follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>, or like us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>. We continue to welcome feedback about things we can do to improve, or about topics you\u2019d like to see covered in future. A list of suggested reading is also included below. Thanks for stopping by!<\/p>\n

Suggested Reading<\/p>\n

Chris Woolgar,\u00a0The Culture of Food in Medieval England, 1200-1500<\/em><\/a> (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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