Research Catalog

Title

All the King's cooks : the Tudor kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace / Peter Brears.

Author

Brears, Peter C. D.

Publication

London : Souvenir Press, 2011.

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Details

Description

201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), plans; 22 cm

Alternative Title

Tudor kitchens of King Henry VIII at Hampton Court Palace

Subject

• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547 > Relations with cooks
• Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547
• 1500-1599
• Cooking, English > History > 16th century
• Food habits > England > History > 16th century
• Royal households > England > History > 16th century
• Cuisine anglaise > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Habitudes alimentaires > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Maison du roi, souverain, etc. > Angleterre > Histoire > 16e siècle
• Cooking, English
• Food habits
• Relations with cooks
• Royal households
• Great Britain > History > Henry VIII, 1509-1547
• Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1509-1547 (Henri VIII)
• England
• Great Britain

Genre/Form

History

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The counting house: the hub of the enterprise -- Serving the court: numbers, quantities, costs -- The outer court: poultry, bakehouse, woodyard -- The greencloth yard: jewel house, spicery, chandlery -- The pastry yard: saucery, confectionary, pastry -- The paved passage: larders, boiling house, workhouses -- The hall-place and lord's-side kitchens: boiling, broiling, roasting -- The privy kitchen: food for the king -- Preparing for dinner: pantry and cellars -- Serving the king: a royal ceremony -- Dining in the chamber and hall: etiquette and ritual -- The recipes: a practical approach to Tudor food.

ISBN

• 9780285638969
• 0285638963

OCLC

• 720546104
• SCSB-11231146

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library