Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/03/2026
7:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Note the actual date of this meeting has not been finalised
Almost everyone in Leicestershire is familiar with Bradgate House & the story of the ill-fated Lady Jane Gray, the nine-day Queen. In this talk Rachel Small introduces us to the Grey family of the 18th century & more particularly their diet. Using a combination of analysis of the animal bones & plant remains uncovered during recent excavations at Bradgate House and historical documents kept by the Grey’s stewards & cooks, Rachel compares the Grey’s consumption to popular recipes & food related medical theories of the day
Rachel Small is an Environmental Officer at the University of Leicester Archaeological Services. In 2023, she completed her PhD, which considered the extent to which humoral theory (a medical ideology) influenced consumption behaviour in early modern England
The lecture will be followed by the usual tea/coffee and cake.
Please let Alison (07425138814) know if you can bake a cake for this meeting.
Guests welcome £3.00
Annual General Meeting
The short AGM was very successful last year and we will repeat it this year.. To facilitate this you can down load and read the various AGM reports before the meeting if you wish. These have yet to be posted
- Apologies
- Minutes of AGM, 6th March 2025
- Matters arising
- Chairman’s Report
- Treasurer’s and Membership Report
- Education Report
- Events’ Secretary’s Report
- Research Group Report
- Election of Officers
- Any Other Business: