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Ruth Goodman - What shall we have for dinner? Food and Dining in Wealthy Elizabethan Households | Harvington History Festival 2026

Location
Harvington Hall Ln, Harvington, Kidderminster DY10 4LR
Date and Time
24 July
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Price
£20.00

Ruth Goodman will take a lively look at the food and dining in an Elizabethan household, exploringthe customs and atmospherethat surrounded the table. It offers a broad sense of how meals fitted into daily life, bringing the period to life through the routines and traditions that shaped the experience.

Ruth Goodman is a social and domestic historian working in television (presenting and consulting on several highly successful prime-time television series), also in theatre, film, museums and educational establishments. She is an international bestselling author with How to be a Tudor and also How to be a Victorian and most recently How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain and The Domestic Revolution – How the Introduction of Coal into our Victorian Homes Changed Everything.​

Book singing available

Event organiser is Harvington Hall.

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