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One answer to this question is relatively straightforward. For much of Greek history, people living near the coast or on the islands ate plenty of fish and seafood – not out of obsession, but out of p

On 21 October 1805, smoke filled the skies over the seas west of Cape Trafalgar, a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain, as a fierce battle raged. After nearly five hours of int

The Indian takeaway is a ritual ingrained in British culture – so much so that chicken tikka masala is widely considered the national dish of the UK. Like much in food history, though, that recipe’s o

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Want to achieve the perfect Sunday lunch with tender beef and billowy Yorkshire puddings to rival Aunt Bessie? Read on to master this British classic

On a frosty New Year’s Day in 1944, a young soldier from Newcastle married the love of his life with barely four hours to spare. My father, Corporal George Bell, a conscript with the Royal Electrical