Cuckold’s Delight & Mother’s Ruin

A history of Gin in England with Annie Gray

Gin: a 17th-century pick-me-up; an 18th-century drug craze, resulting in mayhem, malaise and murder. Scourge of the masses, and ruin of the rich, gin has been loved, hated, and feared in equal measure. In this talk, Dr. Annie Gray, broadcaster, writer and resident food historian on Radio 4’s The Kitchen Cabinet, guides you through four centuries of a spirit to – literally – die for.

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