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Medieval Lecture - Fit For a Kaiser - Feeding the Holy Roman Emperor: Blackfriars Restaurant

Name: Medieval Lecture - Fit For a Kaiser - Feeding the Holy Roman Emperor: Blackfriars Restaurant
Start: 2025-05-10T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-05-10T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Blackfriars Restaurant

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Join Professor Len Scales, Head of History Department at Durham University, at Blackfriars Restaurant this May for a talk and three-course meal.

You'll hear the challenges faced by those who had to serve appropriate food and entertainment to the Holy Roman Emperor, paying close attention to Charles IV's visit to the French royal court in 1378, while dining on a suitably medieval-themed three-course set lunch served communally.