The Mary Rose, King Henry VIII’s pride of the fleet, sank in the Solent in southern England during a sea battle with the French in 1545. The wreck was discovered in the mud under the Solent water in 1971 and excavated starting in 1979. In 1982 a section of the…
We’ve added two recipes to our “Recipes to Download” page. Click here to view or download our versions of Ginger Cheesecake from Martino and Cauliflower Tourte from Scappi.
This is the second part of an excerpt from a Book of Courtesy [a 15th century English treatise on manners] Don’t cram your cheeks out with food like an ape, for if any one should speak to you, you can’t answer, but must wait. Don’t eat on both sides of…
This is an excerpt from a Book of Courtesy [a 15th century English treatise on manners] The First Book. In this book you may learn Courtesy. Every one needs it. On reaching a Lord’s gate, give the Porter your weapon, and ask leave to go in. If the master is…
You can now download the Guild’s version of Tabahajiyya. The original recipe is from An Anonymous Andalusian Cookbook of the 13th Century. We call the dish Pomegranate Chicken and we find it to be a favorite at banquets and easy to prepare in the tourney camp. We posted a PDF…