Enjoy a little Restoration this holiday season.

What will you serve for Christmas dinner? Ham? Turkey? Roast beef? Why not really impress the family and whip up a traditional Restoration dish? Imagine the kids' faces when you bring to the table a nice marinated conger eel garnished with ellicksander. Your children will beg you for broccoli.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=426774&in_page_id=1770

During this busy season, don't forget to take time out for yourself. Why not curl up with a cup of cocoa and a good book? Perhaps Samuel Pepys' confessional diary? It's stuffed full of stories about his affairs, the great fire of London and plague-pits.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=477584&in_page_id=1879

Or how about something from the lesser known Roger Morrice? Bishops in the bawdy house! An Italian eunuch performing at Whitehall!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=473320&in_page_id=1770

I love interesting history.

1 comment:

Anny Cook said...

Loved the links! Thankyou!