Dr Annie Gray

Dr Annie Gray is the resident food historian on BBC Radio 4’s <em>The Kitchen Cabinet</em>. Her latest book is <em>At Christmas We Feast: Festive Food Through the Ages</em>, published by Profile and available now

A dish of coronation chicken

Historical recipe: Annie Gray's coronation chicken

Still Life of Game Birds, oil on canvas. Birds such as goose, swan and peacock were often on the late medieval festive menu

The roasts of Christmas past: 5 festive dinners from British history

Annie Gray portrait by Ian Farrell

Annie Gray“For Queen Victoria, food was a way of exploring the world”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.