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Food and Drink Public Lecture Series

Food and Drink – London Luminaries

  • Date21 September 2022

Judith Hawley, Professor of Eighteenth-Century English is chairing a series of on-line talks which explore the rich culture of wining and dining in the historic houses which line the Thames west of London.

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The supply of affordable and sustainable food and drink are an urgent concern across the world today. Have you ever wondered how our forebears fared? Judith Hawley, Professor of Eighteenth-Century English is chairing a series of on-line talks which explore the rich culture of wining and dining in the historic houses which line the Thames west of London. The London Luminaries Virtual Lecture Series 2022 provides a tempting menu of treats from Aphrodisiac Pies at Ham House to Food in Gothic Literature at Strawberry Hill. You are invited to pick and mix or feast your senses with the full fourteen dishes on the menu: Food and Drink – London Luminaries

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