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Painting of a woman making oat cakes by George Walker (1781-1856)

Can she bake? The Bake Off back story

07 Oct 2014

As Great British Bake Off sizzles towards tomorrow’s final, historian Sophie McGeevor reveals the less glamorous realities that faced working class...

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From college cooks to artists and craftsmen: the story of a Cambridge dynasty

02 Sep 2014

For three centuries one family made an unacknowledged contribution to the life of Cambridge, first as cooks and inn keepers and later as artists and...

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