Medieval Times is a family dinner attraction inspired by an 11th-century feast and tournament. Customers are served a four-course meal and treated to sword fights and jousting tournaments.

Meat was often cooked with spices in Medieval times. Serve this unusual but delicious roast chicken with mashed potatoes or crusty bread and a crisp green salad. Preheat the oven to 230C/450F/Gas 8.

Preserving food has always been about survival, especially in medieval times when people didn’t have refrigeration or the luxury of year-round food supplies. Back then, food preservation was a ...