The Kids Rule! guide to Food and Feasting (issue 28)
Read Kids Rule! magazine online to learn about food and feasting through the ages. Discover gruesome grub like turtle soup and get to know Mrs Crocombe — who you might recognise from YouTube.
Read the magazineWhat's for dinner?
Discover what was on the menu at feasts in the past, colour your own themed poster and try out our historical recipes in this new mini-series!
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What's for dinner in the Stone Age?
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What's for dinner at a Roman villa?
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What's for dinner in an Anglo-Saxon hall?
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER IN A NORMAN CASTLE?
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER IN A MEDIEVAL MONASTERY?
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER IN A Medieval CASTLE?
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What's for dinner at the Tudor court?
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What's for dinner at a Georgian banquet?
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WHAT'S FOR DINNER IN A Victorian country house?
Food history stories
Why do we use certain foods to celebrate different times of the year?
Discover the tasty history of food, from why we eat pancakes on Shrove Tuesday, to how real eggs became chocolate Easter eggs and what people ate for Christmas dinner in the past – plus lots of things in between.
Look out for our recipes and how-to guides so that you can have a bite of history at home!
Explore
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Prehistory (Up to AD 50)
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The Romans (AD 43 - AD 410)
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The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings (AD 410 - 1066)
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Medieval England (1066 - 1485)
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The Tudors (1485 - 1603)
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The Stuarts and the English Civil Wars (1603 - 1714)
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The Georgians (1714 - 1837)
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The Victorians (1837 - 1901)
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The World Wars (1914-18), (1939-45)
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Heroes of History
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The Industrial Revolution
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Sports and Games