History’s greatest feasters

Now synonymous with healthy eating, salad could be a dangerous dish in Tudor England – or so it was believed. According to the humoural theory that dominated early modern medicine, based on the work o

Few objects in the long history of the Catholic church stir the imagination quite like the fabled sedia stercoraria. With a name that roughly translates as ‘dung chair’, the myth of the so-called papa

No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from ...

The classical singer recalls a night in Tokyo spent grappling with chopsticks, worrying over royal etiquette and chatting about football with a reigning Japanese monarch

Strictly straight-talking former MP Ann Widdecombe is one of the most colourful characters in politics, but she revealed a totally different side to her personality when she took part in a certain dance competition. Now, Ann joins best to share her views...

enjoy a shellfish feast on the Norfolk marshes ...