Date/Time
Date(s) - 18/03/2026
7:30pm
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a combination of analysis of the animal bones & plant remains uncovered during recent excavations at Bradgate House and historical documents kept by the Grey’s stewards & cooks, Rachel compares the Grey’s consumption to popular recipes & food related medical theories of the day.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
