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Henry VIII Meet Julia Child

By: Heather Pringle | July 30, 2010

When Henry VIII wasn’t off wooing new wives and attending to the pressing affairs of state, he was well…eating. Check this out: it’s a look behind the scenes at Hampton Court’s massive, factorylike kitchen. Now here’s a monarch who would have absolutely loved Julia Child.

Categorized in: Curiosities, Heather, Miscellaneous, Paleo

Tags: Hampton Court, Henry VIII, Historical Archaeology, History, Tudor

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