Medieval
How did a medieval Kentish household actually eat? These notes, gathered by the late Cynthia Hurrell, set out the background to eating and drinking in the county through the Middle Ages — the foods the seasons allowed, the ways they were preserved, and the rhythm the church calendar imposed on fasting and feasting alike.
The pages reproduced below follow that story in turn, from the produce of field and water to the rules that governed the table.
