Sensing the 17th Century - session 2

Schedule

Mon Jun 08 2026 at 07:30 pm to 08:30 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Merchant Adventurers' Hall | York, EN

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Experience the 17th century through chocolate and vanilla, connecting York to Aztec life and Restoration England's salons.
About this Event

Speakers: Susannah Lyon-Whaley, Will Tullet and Lauren Working

Taste and smell your way through the 17th century in a session that will use chocolate - and an ancient additive, vanilla - to connect York to Mesoamerican orchids, Aztec life and ladies’ salons in Restoration England.

Lose yourself in the crunch of grinding beans, the smell of cocoa and the lustre of porcelain, with the chance to handle objects from an authentic cabinet of historic artefacts.

Join Susannah Lyon-Whaley, Will Tullet and Lauren Working of the University of York as they make global production and consumption in the 17th century both tangible and tactile.

Book sales

You can buy copies of many of our speakers’ books from , a local independent bookseller and Festival partner. In some cases, author signed bookplates are available too.

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Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Fossgate, York, United Kingdom

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