Politics at the Table
Maggie Black looks at the political uses of dining in 18th century England
Politics and meals have always been inseparable in our society. Satisfying man's most basic need was turned, quite early, into a vehicle for promising and seeking the benefits of power. One can pinpoint these meals throughout recorded history. They reached their peak however, in modern times, in the eighteenth century.
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