Who (and who didn’t) eat breakfast in the Middle Ages, what they ate, and a 15th century recipe for medieval Cinnamon Toast Crunch

The grisly details of what Viking funerals were like, and a recipe for flatbread recreated from findings at Viking funeral sites

The murder-filled story of Egypt’s only female sultan, and a medieval recipe for Om Ali, a delicious spiced bread pudding with nuts, sultanas, and rose water

The history of mead around Europe, and a medieval recipe for black mead, or bochet

Medieval inns, taverns, and alehouses and a medieval meat stew that could have been served at them

The history of Christmas traditions, including serving a boar’s head at a feast, and a medieval recipe for a delicious spiced wine sauce with boar

The incredible accomplishments of the nun, composer, philosopher, mystic, and (most importantly) recipe writer Hildegard von Bingen and two of her recipes to lift the spirits

The history of the tagine, a brief look at my amazing and delicious trip to Morocco, and a sweet-and-spiced 14th century tagine.

Medieval tournaments and the extravagant feasts that went with them

The history of deviled egg-type dishes since ancient Rome and other deviled foods

The history of Robin Hood and real medieval outlaws in England, and some simple venison pasties they might have eaten

The history of French toast-like dishes from ancient Rome to the 20th century, and a medieval Italian version made with saffron and rose water

Attila the Hun: scourge of the Roman Empire and eater of meat

The history of this most Scottish of foods, and Ewan Paterson of Allan’s Butcher in Auchterarder, Scotland helps me make some

The history of jalebi and its various names and regions, and a brief look at the incredibly diverse celebration of Diwali, along the first known recipe for jalebi from the 10th century

The real historical Macbeth versus Shakespeare’s version (spoiler: not a lot of the play is true), and a simple but tasty meal that the real Macbethad mac Findlaich may have eaten

The fantastical stories surrounding Saint Columba and a medieval salmon dish that he might have eaten

Facts versus fictions about Leonardo da Vinci, and a 15th century vegetarian dish from a cookbook he owned

All-important table manners from medieval Europe and a 15th century recipe for tender beef ribs in a sweet and tangy spiced sauce

How the Viking Age began with the first raid on the monastery at Lindisfarne, and a recipe for pork tenderloin with berry sauce that uses ingredients and methods available to them at the time