“Let them eat cake!” – Food and the French Revolution with Ms Coutts
Join City history teacher Ms Coutts for a fascinating lesson on the role played by food in the unrest that culminated in the French Revolution in 1789.
According to some historians, two of the most essential elements of French cuisine, bread and salt, were at the heart of the conflict.
Find out more as Ms Coutts takes you through the fact and fiction surrounding this fascinating period, then join us for a drink in the dining room to carry on your discussion (and perhaps sample a brioche, a macaron or a madeleine…).