tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post3913801534822095060..comments2024-03-18T14:35:37.633-07:00Comments on Grace Elliot - blog.: Henry VIII or George I : Who Dined With More Style?Pippa Elliotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-45700851069141619832014-04-28T03:14:28.709-07:002014-04-28T03:14:28.709-07:00Good post by you...Good post by you...Sarahhttp://www.defence-industries.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-3019419293530338752014-04-26T02:54:40.432-07:002014-04-26T02:54:40.432-07:00I think I'd rather eat with Henry VIII. Eating...I think I'd rather eat with Henry VIII. Eating is socialAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00241494991831175371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-54173158092754702072014-04-23T20:02:12.208-07:002014-04-23T20:02:12.208-07:00Henry sounds like a lot more fun. Eating with a bu...Henry sounds like a lot more fun. Eating with a bunch of people just watching does not sound like my idea of a good time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-79852745191608620692014-04-23T15:06:05.322-07:002014-04-23T15:06:05.322-07:00P.s. there's some Georgian cookery going on in...P.s. there's some Georgian cookery going on in the 18th century kitchens that supplied Prince Frederick & George III at Kew Palace this weekend (26th&27th Apr) and the last weekend of every month up to September.Grymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555916297487206078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-43300419627416610042014-04-23T14:18:52.811-07:002014-04-23T14:18:52.811-07:00The table layout in the Great Hall at HCP is for a...The table layout in the Great Hall at HCP is for a photo opportunity, the Great Hall was where the servants ate, nobles in the Watching Chamber. Henry mostly dined in his private apartments supplied by his own cook & kitchen.<br />Here's a link to a Holbein cartoon of Henry VIII dining in his chambers.<br />https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8171/8012190491_b7a5463df5_z.jpg<br /><br /><br />Grymmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14555916297487206078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-58976741276913782502014-04-23T13:32:43.276-07:002014-04-23T13:32:43.276-07:00I can't imagine nurses getting a lunch break t...I can't imagine nurses getting a lunch break these days...<br />As for George and his shyness - it must have been utter torture, trapped in what was effectively a cage, with people leering at him whilst he ate. It makes me think being king is over-rated.<br />Thanks for popping by,<br />G xPippa Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128414630918980034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4745893693457784689.post-64035989640438535422014-04-23T11:22:22.758-07:002014-04-23T11:22:22.758-07:00Eating is a social thing... in nursing school we w...Eating is a social thing... in nursing school we were taught to sit and chat with patients who were otherwise left alone to eat. Not that a nurse has time to do much of that in real life, but at least we were taught. <br /><br />I wouldn't want an audience, though.... Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.com