Prince Henry's sweet tooth? How to shop for a 1612 banquet

As part of the FEAST theme in Warwick's Resonate Festival for Coventry UK City of Culture, Sara Pennell (University of Greenwich) leads a webinar exploring a (sweets) 'banquet' preserved in a manuscript associated with Prince Henry, the eldest son of James I and VI, who died in 1612 before he could become king. The talk, held on 20 October 2021, explores what this 'shopping list' can tell us about elite feasting in the Jacobean era, what light it sheds on expanding supply networks for sugar and other luxury comestibles; and how such a source might be used to engage visitors at one of the surviving historic sites associated with Prince Henry, Charlton House in south-east London. The discussion is moderated by Beat Kümin, thematic lead of 'Food and Drink Cultures' within Warwick's Global Research Priority on 'Food'.