Book | Neringa Dambrauskaitė-Martinkėnė | Rulers Eat

You learn a lot about rulers from battles. Even more - from what was on their plates.

This book invites you to visit the kitchens and tables of the Kings of Poland and Grand Dukes of Lithuania Sigismund II Augustus, Stephen Báthory, Sigismund III Vasa, and Władysław IV Vasa.

Reading this, you will learn what foods and drinks were served in the royal kitchens of the 16th and first half of the 17th centuries, what dishes they favored, and what flavors dominated the palaces of that era.

The author's discovered historical sources reveal authentic recipes, festive menus, and a wealth of gastronomic curiosities. The book tells who ran the rulers' kitchens, who worked in them, what tools the chefs used, what dishes adorned the rulers' tables, and what impressive manor feasts looked like.

Neringa Dambrauskaitė-Martinkėnė is a historian, medievalist, Doctor of Humanities, lecturer at Vilnius University's Faculty of History, member of the Lithuanian Heraldry Commission, and author of the book „The noble houses of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the 16th century – the first half of the 17th century“ author.

Author: Neringa Dambrauskaitė-Martinkėnė
Publisher: Goldfish
Year of license: 2025
ISBN 9786098335408
Formats: 178 × 247 mm / hardcover
Pages 200
Kalba Lithuanian