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Research featured in the New York Times

Research featured in the New York Times

Jul 20, 2020 | Health in the Early Modern World, News

My research was cited in an article by Michael Snyder, titled ‘What We Eat During a Plague’.

Recent Posts

  • Winter Interviews Round-Up – BBC Radio 4 and more
  • Hot Cross Buns, Turnips and Jam
  • Two more potato features
  • Rare Insights from 18th-Century Love Letters

Potato Quote

The potato was introduced into Thames-side gardens at the end of the 16th century though it was nearly 100 years before it caught on further afield.’

— Jess Steele, Turning the Tide: the History of Everyday Deptford (London: Deptford Forum Publishing Ltd, 1993)
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