{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F62ea00b6-f19d-471e-9b10-9bd7e793da88","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"A History of Herbalism with Emma Kay","description":"Neil\u2019s guest today is historian and friend of the show Emma Kay. Today we talk about Emma\u2019s new book A History of Herbalism: Cook, Cure & Conjure which was published in June 2022.\nWe talk about the importance of herbs in medicine, magic and food, and how these things were interconnected, the four humours, Anglo-Saxon medical texts, the double standards surrounding men and women who practised magic and medicine, two female pioneers of botany and herbalism, and narcotic garden vegetables.\n\nEmma\u2019s book is published by Pen & Sword History: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of-Herbalism-Hardback/p/21395 \nFollow Emma on twitter @museumofkitchen and Insta @emma_kay_author. Her website is www.museumofkitchenalia.com. \n\nThings mentioned in today\u2019s episode:\nMarianne North\u2019s edited biography: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Recollections_of_a_Happy_Life/fdnVAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 \nElizabeth Blackwell\u2019s A Curious Herbal: https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/A_Curious_Herbal_Containing_Five_Hundred/ogHjFWeztJAC?hl=en&gbpv=0 \n\nNeil\u2019s book A Dark History of Sugar is available now from all bookshops as well as from the publisher Pen & Sword: https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-Dark-History-of-Sugar-Hardback/p/20481 \n\nIf you want to buy a signed copy directly from Neil for \u00a318 + postage (\u00a32.85 if within the UK, the going rate if outside!). Contact him via email or social media if you fancy it (see below).\n\nAlso, don\u2019t forget if you have any questions or queries about today\u2019s episode, or indeed any episode, or have a question about the history of British food please email me at neil@britishfoodhistory.com, or find me on twitter @neilbuttery, or Instagram dr_neil_buttery my DMs are open.\n\nIf you like my blog posts and podcast episodes, please consider a monthly subscription or buying me a virtual coffee or a pint? Go to https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/ for more details.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/422bb075-3492-4fb5-ac78-293483634fa0/Cc5T-qKjLTsYfYM4SxVS-kq9.jpg"}